)Pictures from Oasis Scientific Committee in Venice »
on Jun 25, 2009 in Declaration
Here you will find some pictures that run through again the Internation Scientific Committee of Oasis Foundation in Venice.
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Iran struggling with ‘Shi’ite messianism,’ cardinal says »
on Jun 24, 2009 in Interview
Interview with Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice by John L. Allen Jr.
One noteworthy recent initiative in Catholic/Muslim relations is the Oasis project, launched by Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice in 2004. Though Oasis does not shy away from theological conversation, its accent is on understanding Islamic cultures, sometimes expressed as the ‘Islam of the people’ [...]
Oasis: interpreting tradition at the time of metizaje of civilisations. On the inevitable cultural interpretation of faith »
on Jun 22, 2009 in Declaration
“Oasis is called to an exploration of the role of traditions in the time of the mestizaje of civilisations as a place of the inevitable interpretation of every faith. These interpretations are the subject of a continual narrative and dialogue between the subjects that live in our plural societies. Without, however, ever forgetting the ultimate [...]
Oasis’ international network is back in Venice »
on Jun 19, 2009 in Press Release
The International Scientific Committee of the Oasis Foundation is set to meet again on 22-23 June at the Fondazione Cini in Venice. The topic of this year’s annual meeting will be Tradition, what it means to the Catholic and Islamic faiths and its impact on plural societies faced with news demands generated by the new [...]
Let us taste and adore Christ present here and now: the inexhaustible fascination of Venice is marked by this new and eternal covenant with God »
on Jun 17, 2009 in Homily
“On the stump of the ancient memorial Jesus grafts the radical novelty of his redemptive sacrifice: “This is my body… This is my blood” (Mk 14, 22 and 24). In the semitic language “Take, this is my body” (Mk 14,22) simply and paradoxically means “This is myself.” By operating the substantial transformation of the bread [...]
