Chiamati alla fraternità

Lo scorso 1 ottobre, festa di santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù, patrona delle missioni, noi studenti carmelitani ci siamo incontrati con alcuni monaci dal Tibet. Così, abbiamo vissuto l'esperienza stessa di Sta Teresina di portare sulla terra quel la pace e il bene che vuole da noi il nostro Dio Creatore, Padre di tutti noi. Ogni cosa può essere un'opportunità per dialogare con le altre religioni del mondo, così imparando uno degli altri il rispetto per la diversità e il fondamento essenziale positivo della globalizzazione. Così scrive il Santo Padre nella sua Enciclica Caritas in veritate [42]:

Sometimes globalisation is viewed in fatalistic terms, as if the dynamics involved were the product of anonymous impersonal forces or structures independent of the human will. In this regard it is useful to r emember that while globalisation should certainly be understood as a socio-economic process, this is not its only dimension. Underneath the more visible process, humanity itself is becoming increasingly i nterconnected; it is made up of individuals and peoples to whom this process should offer benefits and development, as they assume their respective responsibilities, singly and collectively […] The truth of globalisation as a process and its fundamental ethical criteria are given by the unity of the human family and its development towards what is good. Hence a sustained commitment is needed so as to promote a person-based and community-oriented cultural process of worldwide integration that is open to transcendence.

E per finire la serata con lo stesso tema asiatico, siamo andati a cenare giapponese.







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