The Nature of Dailogue

The nature of dialogue
Here is the tension we are living in here in Castel Gondalfo...Apparently, there is an old giard of people who have done interfaith dialogue for forever. They recognized a need to pass the torch to the next generation. So here we are. 55 young Jews and Catholics from around the world. We are ready to receive rthe torch, but the torch they are passing is their torch anf not ours. What this means is I am at a conference on interfaith dilaogue being communicated through frontal learning, lectures and even a power point presentation. Even the modality is generationally off. We have been asking for something differnet-more in depth conversation, more time looking at and discussing the painful places in our relationships with one another. And the leadership...well, I think what we are asking for is so outside of their experience that they are not quite sure what to do. There is a coup a foot to take over our own learning...

It will be exciting to see what happens over the next few days...