On the day of Pentecost we are renewed as Christians by the gift of the Spirit. We can feel close to our Jewish brothers and sisters as we take a note that it is no coincidence if the Spirit, the fruit of Jesus’ pascal mystery, was poured forth upon all flesh, starting with the small Read More
Category: Dialogue
Reappraising the Pharisees.
The May 7-9 conference at the Gregorian University, entitled “Jesus and the Pharisees: an interdisciplinary reappraisal,” aimed to challenge negative stereotypes that have built up over the centuries about the Pharisees.
The Faith of Abraham uniting Jews, Muslims and Christians at CCDEJ, in Sao Paulo.
On April 6, 2019, the students of the Extension Course of the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) attended a talk on “The Faith’s View through the three Abrahamic Monotheist religions”, at the CCDEJ
Opening of CCDEJ academic year.
On March 7, 2019, the Christian Center for Jewish Studies (CCDEJ in portuguese) began its academic year with the launch of the Portuguese translation of the book The Unity of Trinity (Pierre Lenhardt, nds).
Jerusalem Biblical Program (video).
A group of 27 people from Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico and Spain attended the Biblical Program promoted by the Religious of Our Lady of Sion. Check below the video made by the Christian Media Center. Source: Christian Media Center.
FOS tip: Well-known professor offers free online course about Jesus’ jewishness.
“Early Christian Outlook and its Jewish Matrix: Narratives of Gospels and Acts”. This is the name of the course that FOS suggests today for those interested in this topic. The course is available on the internet free of any cost and is taught in English by one of the most remarkable professors of this subject: Serge Read More
Sion celebrate Hanukkah with Jewish family.
by Anne-Catherine, NDS. We were 12 people: brother, sisters, novices. We celebrated Hanukkah with a Jewish family friend of mine: among other guests, we were 19 all together. Beautiful experience of hospitality, light, and games with the sevivon, donuts (sufganiot), etc. Christmas and Hanukkah have been admirably harmonized this year. 1 1 2 3
Sion Brothers release book on the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate.
The Christian Center for Jewish Studies (CCEJ in the Portuguese acronym) of Sion Brothers in São Paulo, recently presented the fourth book of the collection “Judaism and Christianity”: Golden Jubilee of the Catholic-Jewish dialogue. The work is inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of the conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate, which presents the Church’s manifested desire to follow and deepen Read More
Sion brothers and sisters join Interfaith Prayer in Jerusalem.
On Wednesday (07), Christians, Jews and Muslims gathered in Jerusalem to pray for forgiveness. “Mekudeshet 2016” is the name of the event that brings together for three weeks believers of different faiths to common moments of fellowship and prayer. The meeting yesterday was titled forgiveness. Jews, Muslims and Christians (among these brothers and sisters of Read More