{"id":290666,"date":"2003-06-25T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-06-25T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/dialogue-master-key-for-building-unity\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:36:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:36:27","slug":"dialogue-master-key-for-building-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/dialogue-master-key-for-building-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Dialogue: master key for building unity"},"content":{"rendered":"

  \u201cNotwithstanding the spiritual crisis that human civilization is undergoing today, Christianity is capable of continual self-renewal.\u201d These words, pronounced by the Rector of the State University of Trnava in Slovakia, contain the most profound meaning of the solemn ceremony which was held this morning \u2013 not in the Aula Magna of the Slovakian Athaeneum, but rather in the main hall of the Mariapolis Center of Castelgandolfo, where the top academic authorities of the University conferred an honorary doctoral degree in theology on Chiara Lubich. <\/p>\n

\"\"Displayed onstage were the flags of Slovakia, of the European Community and of Italy \u2013 an eloquent image, indeed, when one considers that Slovakia is among the 10 countries soon to be admitted to the European Union in May 2004. The speeches offered a clear sense of the continuously vigorous Christian roots of Slovakian culture, roots that originally gave rise to the University of Trnava in 1635.<\/p>\n

The words of the Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Prof. Ladislav Csontos, who promoted this award of recognition, revealed the heroism – lived out under the Communist regime – of professors as well as students of the Institute of Theology, founded by the Jesuits and later merged with the University of Trnava in 1992. These people were mostly secular and religious order priests secretly ordained. The Dean\u2019s talk also brought to the fore the intense activity which \u2013 notwithstanding the regime – permitted the updating of the studies offered at the University with the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. To this can be attributed the dialogic style assumed by the Faculty at all levels, with frequent recourse to interdisciplinary seminars in the sciences, as well as conferences and publications. \u201cFor these reasons, Chiara Lubich\u2019s theology of unity and dialogue is closely connected to the spirit of our Faculty, and this contribution of hers is, for us, the principal motive for proposing the honorary doctoral degree,\u201d the Dean stated, as he offered a description of their university\u2019s newest doctor. He defined the foundress of the Focolare as \u201ca key-figure in the ecumenical movement and in interreligious dialogue.\u201d He also recalled that Chiara\u2019s work came to be known in Slovakia through the Movement which took root there during the Communist regime and gave great spiritual support to those who adhered to its ideals, and brought the spirit of Vatican II to the local Church.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"The University Rector also mentioned that Chiara Lubich has introduced \u201cavenues\u201d and \u201cnew models\u201d of inter-personal relationships based on dialogue and the practice of living according to Jesus\u2019 \u201cnew commandment\u201d in the Gospel. Their innovative repercussions – he added – can be felt in the economic, political and cultural sectors. \u201cWe need to build the unity of the world on this spiritual foundation or else we will perish,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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