VOLUME XV, Number 1
January - June 2025

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I. TESTIMONIALS, REFLECTIONS, REPORTS / TÉMOIGNAGES, RÉFLEXIONS, COMPTES-RENDUS 

1. Testimonials / Témoignages 

Testimonials from four participants in a program of spiritual exchange with Thai Buddhist monks and an intense introduction to the practice of Vipassanā meditation.

Davide Castronovo, “No pain, no gain!” Reflections on a Recent Experience of Vipassanā Meditation    [Italiano]   
 The goal of Vipassanā meditation is not to free ourselves from pain; rather, it is to live the process of liberation through pain, in pain, and with pain.  

Alberto Maria Osenga, Personal Reflections on a Recent Experience of Interreligious Dialogue with Buddhist Monasticism in Thailand   [Italiano]
A dialogue that was not limited to the theoretical or philosophical dimension but a living, concrete experience of an encounter between different spiritual traditions

Maria Benedetta dell'Unità, Vipassanā Meditation Retreat in Thailand  [Italiano]
Gratitude for the gift of precious encounters  

Sara Ricciardi, Being Reborn Unarmed in the Heart of Thailand [Italiano]
Some “images” of a recent interreligious spiritual experience 

2. Reflections / Réflexions 

Justin Robinson, Letter from Egypt
The coordinator of the Great Britain-Irish commission of DIM•MID, now studying in Cairo, writes to The Irish Catholic about his experience of living among Muslims and the long history of Monastic-Muslim interaction.

William Skudlarek, The Origins of Monastic-Muslim Dialogue
A talk given at the public event held at Saint John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria, South Africa on December 7, 2024, following a Monastic-Muslim dialogue at Inkamana Abbey near Vryheid.

Mohammad Ali Shomali, Unity of God and Unity in God 
A talk also given at the public event held at Saint John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria.

 Pierre-François de Béthune, The Practice of Zen by a Christian
When Christians adopt with care the method of meditation known as zazen, they find that their “capacity” for God is increased, and their prayer becomes more sincere.  Français            Italiano

Yann Vagneux, Indescriptible Kumbh Mela 
Le témoignage d’un prêtre catholique au retour de la Kumbh Mela 2025 : une expérience interreligieuse bouleversante avec des millions de pèlerins hindous rassemblés à Prayagraj.

Yann Vagneux, Maitri Bhavan : Amitiés sur les bords du Gange

À Maitri Bhavan, « la maison de l’amitié », on est au cœur de la vocation chrétienne qui consiste à être d’infatigables tisserands de fraternité et de réconciliation sur les fractures du monde.

3. Reports / Comptes-rendus  

Kusala Bhikshu, Buddhist-Catholic Monastic Dialogue in the United States
Links to reports on various expressions of this dialogue that have taken place since 1996

William Skudlarek, Monastic-Muslim Meeting for Dialogue in South Africa
The topic of this dialogue was Christian and Muslim beliefs and spiritual practices related to death and the afterlife. At the end of the report are links to most of the presentations given at this gathering.

Matteo Nicolini-Zani, Meditation Practice and Spiritual Encounter with Thai Buddhist Monastics    [Italiano]

William Skudlarek, Brazilian Benedictine Nuns Host a Retreat of Buddhist Monks and Nuns

Matteo Nicolini-Zani, An Experience of Islamic-Christian Fraternity for Young People

II. STUDIES / ÉTUDES (Peer-reviewed articles / Articles soumis à un examen)

III. RESOURCES / RESSOURCES

1. Book reviews / Recensions 

Bernard Durel, Vers la source intérieure: Conversation avec Jean-Claude Noyé
Recension: Pierre-François de Béthune 

Yann Vagneux,  Une émulation de sainteté : Hindouisme et christianisme en dialogue
Recension : Jacques Scheuer
[Cliquez ici pour un entretien de 50 minutes avec l'auteur réalisé par Véronique Gaymard.]

2. Notice of recent and forthcoming books / Avis de livres récents et à venir

Yann Vagneux, The Way of Hermits
Available for purchase from Amazon

Yann Vagneux. Indian Portraits: Eight Christian Encounters with Hinduism 
Kindle Edition

Yann Vagneux,  Sette ritrati indiani: Cristianesimo e induismo

Christian de Chergé, Spiritual Writings 
Selected, translated, with an introduction by Christian Krokus and Habib Zanzana

Isaac Portilla, Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India: Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo, the Hari-Hara Mystery, and the Hindu-Christian Encounter

Dalai Lama, Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle With China for My Land and My People

Melanie Barbato,  Mathias Schneider,  and Fabian Völker, eds., Beyond Boundaries: Essays on Theology, Dialogue, and Religion in Honor of Perry Schmidt-Leukel

Abhishiktananda (Henri Le Saux) (Author), James D.M. Stuart & Swami Atmananda Udasin (Editors), Swami Abhishiktananda: His Life Told through His Letters (Revised and Updated Edition)

David M. Odorisio, ed., Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters

3. Documents

Cyprian Consiglio, An open letter from the Secretary General of DIM•MID

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Pro Dialogo 177 (LIX) 2024/2
This issue is devoted to the Teaching and Discourses of His Holiness Francis in the year 2024, with a focus on his Apostolic Journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore (2-13 September 2024)

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Message for the Month of Ramadan and ‘Id Al-Fitr 1446 H. – 2025 A.D.
Christians and Muslims: What we hope to become together.
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4. Resources

5. Announcements / Annonces