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Westminster Interfaith Newsletter
Issue 66 – May 2010
Westminster Interfaith's
25th annual
Multifaith
Pilgrimage for Peace
Saturday 5th June 2010
starting 9am at
Westminster Cathedral
ending with a visit to Brother Daniel's grave
in Wandsworth
around 6.30pm.
See article 25th pilgrimage for more details.
Editorial – The Church is universal
Choosing the Common Good and the elections
From Brother Daniel's Diary (11)
25th annual multi-faith pilgrimage for peace, Saturday 5th June
New teaching on interreligious dialogue
Bishops and Religious arrested in India for defending Dalits
Feast of Mary for both Muslims and Christians in Lebanon
INDIA – Christian and Hindu women stress reconciliation
A winter celebration of faith
The 13th Day – New Film on Fatima – a film for all faiths
Focolare President's trip to Asia: in dialogue with Buddhists
Egypt restores monastery as a sybol of religious harmony
Pope encourages Bishops to dialogue with Muslims in Sudan
Pope sends condolences for Sheikh Tantawy
Nigeria clash isn't about Religion
Proposal for Inter Faith Walks in 2012
Forthcoming Events
National Inter Faith Week, 21-27 November 2010
Calendar of Religious Festivals
The contented fisherman – Anthony de Mello
The Church is universal
Greetings to all Christians celebrating Eastertide; a Happy New Year to the Sikh community, who celebrated Vaisakhi Day on the 14th April; to the Baha'i community, who celebrate 12 days of Ridvan from 21 April to 2 May; to the Buddhist community for Vaisakhi; and to the Jewish community for Shavuot (Pentecost)...
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Choosing the Common Good and the elections
No doubt, you will be aware of the statement made by the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales entitled Choosing the Common Good. It was published in preparation for the forthcoming elections and deals with important themes that affect our society right now...
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From Brother Daniel's Diary (11)
17 July 87. This idea of 'seekers' which has been in my mind ... because I have encountered some ... more and more ... as I have grown in interfaith, reminds me of the 100th sheep that the shepherd went after leaving all the others behind ...
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25th annual multi-faith pilgrimage for peace, Saturday 5th June
It's that time of year again, when we ask you to sign up for this annual event. This year, we have decided to visit people and places that are particularly important to the existence of the pilgrimage...
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New teaching document on interreligious dialogue
"Meeting God in Friend and Stranger: fostering mutual respect and understanding between the religions" is a new teaching document on interreligious dialogue from the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales...
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Bishops and Religious arrested in India for defending Dalits
Numerous religious, including three bishops, were arrested for taking part in a demonstration near Chennai in March in defense of the rights of Christian and Muslim "untouchables."...
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Feast of Mary for both Muslims and Christians in Lebanon
On 25 March, Christians and Muslims in Lebanon celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation as a national holiday for the very first time. The Lebanese government decreed the Feast of the Annunciation as a common feast for Christians and Muslims...
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INDIA – Christian and Hindu women stress reconciliation
On March 8, some 4,500 Christian and Hindu women marched in Orissa's Kandhamal district (the center of anti-Christian violence in 2008), demanding interfaith harmony and development. The march was to mark International Women's Day...
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A winter celebration of faith
Probably not connected to the Marian feast of the Immaculate Conception, but, on Tuesday 8th December, last year, an inter-faith event took place at King's College...
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The 13th Day – New Film on Fatima – a film for all faiths
With Pope Benedict XVI due to visit Portugal in May this year, it seems appropriate to announce the production of a new film detailing Our Lady's apparition to three shepherd children in Fatima...
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Focolare President's Trip to Asia: in dialogue with Buddhists
With the blessing of Pope Benedict XVI, Maria Voce, the new president of the Focolare Movement began 2010 with her first trip to Asia, to visit Focolare communities...
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Egypt restores monastery as a symbol of religious harmony
Egypt's chief archaeologist recently unveiled an extensive renovation of the oldest monastery in the world, touting the work at the 1,600 year-old-site as a symbol of peaceful coexistence...
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Pope encourages Bishops to dialogue with Muslims in Sudan
A necessary ingredient to consolidating peace in Sudan is interreligious dialogue that fosters respect and understanding, especially...
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Pope sends condolences for Sheikh Tantawy
Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Mosque and Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt died suddenly...
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Nigeria Clash Isn't About Religion
Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja explained that the violence near Jos is a "classic conflict between herdsmen and farmers, only the Fulani are all Muslims and the Berom all Christians...
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Proposal for Inter Faith Walks in 2012
South London Inter Faith Group plans to work with other organisations across London to arrange a coordinated inter faith walk event in 2012 at the time of the Olympics and Paralympics...
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Forthcoming Events
These are the events / organisers we know about, the list is not exhaustive:
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National Inter Faith Week 21-27 November 2010
The Interfaith Network for the UK www.interfaith.org.uk recently announced that an Inter Faith Week will take place across England and Wales...
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Calendar of Religious Festivals
Multifaith Calendars are seldom complete...
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The contented fisherman
The industrialist was horrified to find the fisherman lying beside his boat, relaxing.
"Why aren't you out fishing?" he said.
"Because I have caught enough fish for today," he replied.
"Why don't you catch more fish?"
"Why should I?"
"To earn more money, of course, buy a bigger boat and catch more fish and earn more money to buy bigger boats."
"Then what?" asked the fisherman.
"Then you can become rich like me."
"Then what would I do?"
"Then you could really enjoy life."
"What do you think I'm doing now?"
Is it better to have a fortune or a capacity for enjoyment?
Adapted from 'the song of the bird' by Anthony de Mello, S.J.
Used by kind permission of the publishers, Gujerat Sahitya Prakash Anand. India.
