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Thomas Ryan, CSP :
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Thomas Ryan, CSP, directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in Washington, DC.
March 3rd, 2010
It might end up making you more committed to and active in your Catholic faith than ever. A study was done recently by a Church-related agency on the level of religious commitment among couples. It ...
February 24th, 2010
Since the ecumenical movement was really founded in Scotland, I'm concerned because the Catholic Church has recently closed the only seminary they had there.  Does this ...
February 10th, 2010
Question:  In a world of particularity, where people have so many choices that they don't know what to choose sometimes, doesn't interfaith and ecumenical dialogue just confuse us more?  How can we retain our particularity ...
February 3rd, 2010
In October 2007 a group of 138 leading Muslim scholars from many parts of the world presented an “Open Letter” titled “A Common Word Between ...
January 27th, 2010
In the United States thee are three formal regional dialogues between Catholics and Muslims: the West coast; the Midwest; and the Mid-Atlantic. Each dialogue is ...
January 20th, 2010
Well, it’s natural enough to want to go and see the place for yourself. Even people who know nothing about Islam use Mecca as a ...
January 13th, 2010
Yes, we do. What makes Christians unique from other monotheists like Jews and Muslims, for example, is the belief that who God is and what ...
January 6th, 2010
“Ecumenical” refers to the work for unity among different denominations of Christians. The question you raise is an inter-religious one because it relates to members ...
November 11th, 2009
Can you give me a brief description of how marriage prep works in the following situations where a Catholic is marrying a non-Christian? For example, a)  Catholic marrying a Jew b)  Catholic marrying a Muslim c)  Catholic marrying ...
October 29th, 2009
Question: I have a sister who recently converted to Mormonism. I have heard several different things about it and most things are not good. What is the church's official stance on the matter and how ...
October 22nd, 2009
Jesus appears often in the Qur’an (in a total of 93 verses scattered throughout 15 suras or chapters), but with significant differences. The Qur’an refers to him as the “messiah,” but the word has a ...
October 15th, 2009
Here are several ways in which the two religions differ: ...
October 8th, 2009
This is weird but is Satanism or devil worship a religion?  Or is it just some kind of weird cult?...
October 1st, 2009
The Passover Seder is a celebration which can last for several hours, during which the Jewish people commemorate and re-live, as a family ...
September 24th, 2009
Question:  I went to a "high Anglican" service and was told that they believe the same thing about the Eucharist as we do.  Is it ...
September 17th, 2009
The Episcopal Church belongs to the Anglican Communion, a world-wide family of Churches. The Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church both follow the Bible and the traditional Christian creeds, celebrate the seven sacraments, and have ...
September 9th, 2009
Question: I am wondering about Jewish people, my son is marrying a Jewish girl soon, If Jews don't believe that Jesus is the Son of God In the second person of the trinity, how will ...
September 2nd, 2009
Question: What is the difference in belief between Roman Catholics and Episcopalians? I was once told, "All the ceremony and half the guilt" but there must be more to it than that. Indeed, there is more ...
August 26th, 2009
As the question does not specify what kind of a non-Catholic wedding (e.g. Protestant or Orthodox Christian, or Hindu?), the answer must of necessity be broad as well. Be a respectful observer. Participate to the extent ...
August 20th, 2009
Buddhism refers to a variety of traditions—Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—whose source point was in Northern India 2500 years ago. Buddhism, like Christianity, comes from the name of its founder, Buddha, or “awakened one”, as Siddhartha ...
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