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![[New!]](images/smallnew.gif) On Wednesday,
October 14, the CCJD we hosted our Annual Fall Visiting Scholar
Dialogue at Temple Shalom
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The distinguished Father John Pawlikowski,
Professor of Ethics and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at
the University of Chicago, led the dialogue. (See his biographical
information below, in the 2008 section.) Temple Shalom is located at 1523 E.
Monument Street in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visit
their web site, www.templeshalom.com.
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On Tuesday, October
13, our Twelfth
Annual Dialogue Dinner took place at the Doubletree Hotel (World
Arena), 1775 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard in Colorado Springs,
Colorado. Father John Pawlikowski, Professor of
Ethics and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at the University of
Chicago, once again served as our keynote
speaker on a panel with Will Stoller-Lee, director of Fuller Seminary in
Colorado Springs, and Rabbi Bruce Dollin of Denver.
Click here to learn more about our
distinguished keynote speaker, Father John Pawlikowski, Professor of Ethics and
Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at the University of Chicago.
Click here to read local newspaper coverage about the Dinner.
Dr. Hirsch writes
about the Dinner and the Visiting Scholar Dialogue the following evening, "I
have heard nothing but compliments about the dinner. Fr. Pawlikowski, back
for the second year in a row, was outstanding and delivered a brilliant and
moving address at Temple Shalom on the Wednesday evening following the
dinner. The evening was co-sponsored by our friends at The Greenberg Center
for Learning and Tolerance and Temple Shalom. Mel Glazer graciously chaired
the meeting which was very well attended. Fr. Pawlikowski, normally the
essence of calm and composure, was really surprised and grateful to receive
the Dove of Peace Award. Rabbi Dollin, also back for a second year as a
panelist, was knowledgeable and witty and elicited many warm chuckles from
the audience. Will Stoller-Lee finally addressed the 'elephant in the living
room' by whipping out his bible and quoting the difficult verse from
Thessalonians."
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On September
9, Ave Maria Church in Parker, Colorado, hosted a Christian-Jewish-Muslim Trialogue.
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In September,
KCME-FM aired its 2009 CCJD Rosh Hashanah Broadcast.
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On May
14, our boards of Directors and Advisors convened for their Spring
Board Meeting.
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On April
20-22, Dr. Howard A. Hirsch and Bishop Richard C. Hanifen participated
in Christian-Jewish Dialogue at Alvernia University in Reading,
Pennsylvania. Organizer Ginny Hand wrote, "You both were so wonderful; there
is still a buzz!" To read a local reporter's take on the three-day meeting,
click here.
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On April 6,
Dr. Hirsch hosted a Catholic Diocesan Passover Seder for Christians
with Bishop
Sheridan at St. Mary's Cathedral in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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On April 5,
Dr. Hirsch hosted a Passover Seder for Christians at St. Paul's Church in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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On April
5, the CCJD Passover Broadcast entitled "Passover - In Song
and Word," written and produced by Dr. Hirsch, was aired on 88.7 KCME-FM
Classical Music Station.
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On March 31,
Dr. Hirsch hosted a Passover Seder for Christians at St. Patrick's Church in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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On March 29,
Dr. Hirsch hosted a Passover Seder for Christians at Our Lady of the Pines in Black Forest,
Colorado.
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On March
22, Dr. Hirsch hosted a Passover Seder for Christians at Ave Maria Church in Parker,
Colorado.
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On February
1, Dr. Hirsch took part in Christian-Jewish Dialogue at St. Paul's Church, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, in observance of the Pauline Year.
2008
- Dr. Howard Hirsch took part in KCME-FM's Hanukkah Broadcast on
December 23.
- On October
23, Dr. Hirsch participated in a dialogue at Ave Maria Church in Parker, Colorado.
- At Regis University's Crest Club in Denver, Dr. Hirsch
participated in an All-Day Dialogue on October 18.
- Our Eleventh Annual
Dinner and Dialogue took
place on Thursday, September 25, 2008, at the Doubletree Hotel
(World Arena), 1775 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
Our keynote speaker was Father John Pawlikowski, Professor of
Ethics and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at the University of
Chicago. Dr. Pawlikowski fielded questions from Dr. Hirsch and from
those in attendance, via Dr. Hirsch, during the dinner.
Click here to learn more about our
distinguished guest. To read Fr.
Pawlikowski's positive comments about the climate of Christian-Jewish
Dialogue in the Colorado Springs area, click
here.
Our annual dinner is
the source of 90 percent of the funding for all of the good work we do to
foster understanding and respect for the religious faith, culture and
history of Christians and Jews. Thank you for
supporting this important event, and thank you to board members Erica Allgood and Sue Foerster for taking on the important task
of co-chairing this event. Click here to
see a brief summary of the financial outcome of the 2008 Dialogue Dinner.
- On September 24, Father John Pawlikowski, Professor of
Ethics and Director of Catholic-Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago,
led our Visiting Scholar Dialogue at Temple Shalom.
- On
September 14, Dr. Hirsch participated in a Dialogue at First Lutheran Church in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- On July 17, the CCJD Board of Directors and Advisers
met.
- On July 13, Dr. Hirsch participated in a Daylong Dialogue at Majestic View
Baptist Church in Kiowa, Colorado.
- On June 15, Dr. Hirsch participated in a
Trialogue Discussion at First United Methodist Church in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
- On June 5, the CCJD Board of Directors and Advisers met.
- On May 28, we
participated in a video recording of the Hebrew Psalms for use in worship. The
recording took place at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- On April
29, our Home Dialogue Group met.
- On April 24, the CCJD Board of
Directors and Advisers met.
- On March 17, Dr. Hirsch hosted a
Passover Seder for Christians with Bishop Michael J. Sheridan
at St. Mary's Cathedral in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- On
March 16, Dr. Hirsch hosted a
Passover Seder for Christians
at St. Paul's Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Through the year, Dr. Howard Hirsch led 45 dialogue lectures in
various area churches including First Lutheran and
First United
Methodist in Colorado Springs.
2007
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Bishop Richard Hanifen and Dr. Howard
Hirsch participated in a
dialogue on Sunday afternoon, December 16,
at Our Lady of the Pines in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
On October 8,
our Tenth Annual Dinner and Dialogue at the Doubletree Hotel was a milestone celebration.
Our
hardworking committees arranged a panel of guests worthy of this occasion.
Beth Byer, who did a phenomenal job as chairperson two years running, chaired the
dinner once again, and Martin Nussbaum served as moderator.
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Dr. Hirsch was
commencement speaker on Sunday, October 7, for the University of
the Rockies. The speech was titled "Hanging On and Letting
Go." Dr. Hirsch was also awarded an honorary Doctor of
Psychology degree.
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The Sisters at Mount St.
Francis hosted Bishop Richard Hanifen, Dr. Howard Hirsch and Arshad Yusoufi in a
public interfaith trialogue event on the evening of October 5
at Mount St. Francis in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
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On July 25-29, Dr. Hirsch lectured
about the origins, development and work of the CCJD at the Fourth Biennial
Conference of Jesuits and Jews
at Fordham University in New York City. Dr. Hirsch writes, "After showing
the DVD, I was inundated with questions about what we do and how we do it. I
also read lengthy passages of the latest edition of my 'Passover Celebration for
Christians' and lively discussion followed." Dr. Hirsch has now been
invited to join the group.
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Thanks to two "angels"
who provided funding but wish to remain anonymous, a much-needed renovation and redecoration of our office in the American National Bank building
was completed in mid-2007. Our office
space is not only more functional but also far more aesthetically pleasing, with
new lighting, carpeting, wall treatments, furniture and equipment and the
addition of a library.
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On June 28, the Board
of Directors and the Board of Advisers of the CCJD met at the
Colorado School of Professional Psychology in
Colorado Springs. We thank
our colleague Dr. Alison Walls, director of Clinical Services at the school,
for hosting the meeting.
Several new
directors were elected to the Board, and we received a report on the
progress of the 10th-anniversary dinner dialogue committee, chaired by
Beth Byer.
Nominations for the annual "Dove
of Peace" award were considered.
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In
the spring, three public interfaith dialogues took place before
crowded and enthusiastic audiences. Each event received coverage in the local
and religious media. Dr. Hirsch writes, "I can't begin to tell you how inspiring
these meetings were and how energized we all felt."
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March 18 - St. Paul's Catholic Church:
Bishop Richard Hanifen, Arshad Yusoufi and Dr. Howard Hirsch
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March 27 - Theology on Tap (Young
Catholics): Bishop Hanifen, Arshad Yusoufi and Dr. Hirsch
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April 15 - St.
Peter's Church Youth, Monument: Bishop Hanifen and Dr. Hirsch
2006
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The
CCJD hosted its
Ninth Annual Dinner and Dialogue
on Thursday, October 19,
at the Doubletree Hotel (World
Arena) 1775 East
Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard.
The 2006 Dove of Peace Award
was presented to
L. Martin Nussbaum and
A. Marvin Strait.
The C. Gary Mammel Memorial
Award was
presented to Paige Evans and Roxann R. Johnson.
Dialoguing on the topic of
"Interfaith
Relationships in the Military as a Model for Civilian Life"
were:
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Very Rev. Rear
Admiral Louis V. Iasiello,
Former Chief of
Navy Chaplains and President of
The Washington Theological Union
Rev. Iasiello, OFM, was
ordained to the priesthood in 1978. He was the
Wartime Community Leader for the United States Navy Chaplain Corps in an era
of radical military transformation. Responsible for all religious
programming within the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, he
led more than 860 active duty and 400 reserve ministers, priests, imams and
rabbis from more than 200
denominations and faith groups.
Rear
Admiral Iasiello is a highly decorated chaplain and a former Navy Chief
of
Chaplains. He holds the
Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
He is a 10-year elected member of the Archbishop of the Military Service Presbyteral Council representing more than 175 Roman Catholic priests of
the Military Archdiocese.
Rear Admiral Iasiello holds three masters degrees and a PhD from Salve
Regina University. In May, he was unanimously selected by the Board of
Trustees of The Washington Theological Union to be its fifth president.
Captain Marvin
is a Chaplain in the United States Navy and serves as Director of the
Chaplaincy Department and Ecclesiastical Endorsing Agent for the
Assemblies of God.
The holder of a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton
Theological Seminary,
Captain Marvin served several congregations, and, in preparation for
future military ministry, pursued graduate studies in psychology at Penn
State University, Duquesne
University and Pittsburg Theological Seminary.
In 1987, Chaplain
Marvin was nominated by the Navy Chief of Chaplains to receive The
Witherspoon Award for dedicated
Bible-centered ministry. His other awards include the Legion of
Merit, the Meritorious Service Award, the Navy Commendation Medal, and
the National Defense Medal.
Rabbi Resnicoff
is a widely known consultant on interfaith values and inter-religious
affairs, and a former Special Assistant (Values and Vision) to the Secretary
and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He was principal advisor
on religion, ethics and morals to General Wesley K. Clark and coordinated
religious support for more than
100,000 U.S. Military personnel and their families.
Rabbi Resnicoff is a graduate of The Jewish Theological
Seminary (New York). He has
served as Command Chaplain for the U.S. European Command. As liaison to
USEUCOM, he covered 83 nations and 13 million square miles. The
recipient of numerous awards and honors, Rabbi Resnicoff has also
received the Decoration for
Exceptional Civilian Service, the highest award that the Air Force can
present to a
civilian, for his “singularly distinguished
accomplishments.”
Rabbi Resnicoff’s many other historic achievements
include his leading the first interfaith service at Israel’s Western Wall. He helped create the Naval
War College conference on Military Leadership and Professional
Ethics and was its principal speaker at every annual conference until
his retirement from the Navy.
Click here to read articles by
David Duchen and
Paige Evans about this event.
2006, continued
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The CCJD,
in cooperation with The Greenberg Center for Tolerance,
The Colorado College and Temple Shalom,
hosted its
2006 Fall
Lecture with
Michael
Brooks, Executive Director of The Hillel Foundation at
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
The event took place on Tuesday, October 17, at Temple
Shalom,
1523 East
Monument Street, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Dr. Brooks addressed the topic of “Judaism And Christianity: What Our
Differences Might Teach Us About Our Relationship and Why the Wisdom of Both Traditions Is Needed for the World to Work.”
It
is often said that great minds think alike, but that is seldom the case.
Small minds more often think alike; great minds usually think
differently. While the unspoken assumption of interfaith dialogue is
often that the engagement will help us appreciate how much we have in
common, it is equally possible that our profound differences in
experience, worldview and values may bring Christians and Jews to an
even greater appreciation of why the wisdom of both of our faith
traditions is needed for the world to work.
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The Summer CCJD Board
of Directors/Advisors Meeting was held on
Thursday, July 6.
- Rev. Leanne Hadley,
president of First Steps Spirituality Center and a member of the CCJD
Board of Directors, presented our Spring Lecture on Sunday, June 25. Rev.
Hadley spoke on "The Raising of Children in the Jewish and Christian
Traditions," an area in which her expertise is nationally recognized.
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Dr. Hirsch lectured on Sundays in June at First United Methodist
Church and in July at
St. Paul's United Methodist (both in Colorado Springs), bringing the CCJD message within the context of
scriptural study.
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May 15, Vanguard
Church hosted a community discussion
on
"Religious Tensions: Muslims, Jews, and Christians."
This dynamic
night of conversation and learning focused on
"The Role
of Religion in Shaping Politics and Morality" and "How Does One
Attain Eternal Life?"
Panel members included:
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The
Spring CCJD Board
of Directors/Advisors Meeting
was held on Thursday, April 27, at
First Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Dr. Hirsch lectured on Sundays
through April and May at First Lutheran Church, bringing the CCJD message
within the context of scriptural study. He
also lectured
on April 9 at First Baptist Church and celebrated the Passover Seder
with Bishop Michael J. Sheridan and the Catholic Diocesan staff on April
10. (All churches mentioned are in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.)
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On
February 15, Rabbi Hirsch spoke at Central United Methodist Church,
Colorado Springs, at the invitation of The Rev. Judy Owsley. His topic was
"The Jewish Jesus."
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At the
invitation of Pastor Ted Haggard,
Rabbi Howard Abel Hirsch participated in a
public forum on Jewish-Christian relationships and the State of Israel
at New Life Church on January 29, 2006. Also participating with Pastor Haggard and
Rabbi Hirsch were Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Founder and Chairman of the
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (www.ifcj.org)
and Mr. Butch Maltby, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Fellowship. The event, attended by 5,000 people, was covered on television
and in the press. New Life Church is the largest church in Colorado, with
14,000 members. Visit New Life's web site at
www.newlifechurch.org.
2005
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At year-end
2005, Rabbi Hirsch taught for six weeks at Benet Hill Monastery, a Benedictine
community of Roman Catholic nuns in Colorado Springs. His lecture topics
were the biblical books of Esther and Ruth.
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In
2005, the first Hanukkah candle was lit just as Christmas Day ended, the
calendar's subtle way of telling us how both festivals attempt to bring light
and peace into a dark world. CCJD Founding President Rabbi Howard Abel Hirsch
hosted radio station KCME's annual observance of Hanukkah, a Jewish
holiday about the meaning of religious freedom. The program, a closer look at
the joy of Hanukkah through word and music, aired on Monday, December 26, at 8:00 p.m. on KCME, 88.7 FM
(www.KCME.org).
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We sponsored the fourth
session of
"Judaism and Christianity: Siblings in Faith," a public dialogue with Bishop Richard C. Hanifen and Rabbi Howard
Abel Hirsch, Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1601 Mesa
Avenue, Colorado Springs.
We affirm the words of Hayim Goren Perelmuter, when he notes that as Jews
and Christians, we can know each other and ourselves "better and more
deeply 'when we use the sources' of the other to help us along to a better
understanding. What a development in the destiny of siblings separated by
bitter, implacable civil strife, with enmity festering for millenia, to
discover how 'we' are indeed joined at the hip, turning to the basic texts
of the 'other' to achieve a better understanding of 'ourselves.'"
(Excerpted from Perelmuter's article "Jesus the Jew: A Jewish
Perspective." Perelmuter is Professor of Jewish Studies at Catholic
Theological Union at Chicago, and Rabbi Emeritus of KAM Isaiah Israel
Congregation.)
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Bruce Feiler, the acclaimed best-selling author of
Abraham and Walking the Bible, returned to Colorado Springs
on Thursday, October 27, 2005, to speak about
and autograph copies of his new book, Where God Was Born.
At a time when
America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Feiler,
who traveled 10,000 miles in the Middle East, Iran, Iraq and Israel,
examines the question, "Is religion just a source of conflict, or can it be
a source of peace?" Part wartime chronicle, part archaeological detective
story, part personal spiritual exploration, Where God Was Born takes readers to biblical sites not seen by Westerners for decades and
uncovers little-known details about the common roots of Judaism,
Christianity and Islam.
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We sponsored
the third session of "Judaism and Christianity: Siblings in Faith,"
a public dialogue with
Bishop Richard C. Hanifen and Rabbi Howard Abel Hirsch, on Sunday,
October 23, 2005, at First Lutheran Church, 1515 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs.
Our Eighth Annual Dinner and Dialogue took place
on Thursday, October 20, 2005, at the
Doubletree Hotel World Arena, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
During the dinner, the Dove of Peace Award was presented to The
Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs, in recognition of its significant
contributions to dialogue between Christians and Jews along the Front Range
of the Rocky Mountains. Bishop Michael J. Sheridan accepted the
award on behalf of the diocese.
Dialogue panelists included Fr. Andrew Ciferni, O. Praem.,
Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, PA; Bishop Allen C. Bjornberg of the Rocky
Mountain Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; and Rabbi Howard
Abel Hirsch, Founding President of the CCJD and Affiliate Faculty at
Regis University. The dialogue was moderated by L. Martin Nussbaum.
Rev.
Jim Singleton, Senior Minister at First Presbyterian Church in
Colorado Springs presented the opening prayer.
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Our Fall Lecture, featuring Fr. Andrew Ciferni, O. Praem., Daylesford
Abbey, Paoli, PA, took place at Temple Shalom, 1523 E.
Monument Street, Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, October 19, 2005.
Fr. Ciferni spoke on the topic of "Praying with the
Church and the Synagogue."
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On Sunday, October 9, 2005,
Dr. Hirsch spoke at New Life Church
about the CCJD. New Life, the largest church in Colorado at 11,000 members,
has been one of the principal supporters of our organization since its
inception in 1995.
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We sponsored
the second session of "Judaism and Christianity: Siblings in Faith,"
a public dialogue with
Bishop Richard C. Hanifen and Rabbi Howard Abel Hirsch, on September 28,
2005, at Regis University
in Denver.
Here's what Dr. Hirsch said about the event:
"Bishop Hanifen and I had a phenomenal time as we dialogued with two gatherings
at Regis University's main campus in Denver. More than 100 people attended,
several of whom are Regis students who plan to attend our dinner on October 20."
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Our fall Board of Directors/Advisors Meeting
took place on September 19, 2005, at St. Joseph Catholic Church - Southgate in
Colorado Springs. Thank you to Fr. Jay Jensen for hosting this meeting. The
fruits of this meeting may be seen on our Home page: our revised Mission
Statement, Vision Statement, and Scriptural Foundation Statement.
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We sponsored
the first session of "Judaism and Christianity: Siblings in Faith," a public dialogue with
Bishop Richard C. Hanifen and Rabbi Howard Abel Hirsch, on September 14,
2005, at
St. Mary's Cathedral in Colorado Springs.
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Our 2005 Spring Dialogue,
held on June 12 at First Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
featured guest speaker Dr. Joseph W. Pickle, Jr., Professor Emeritus
of Religion at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. The topic of the
dialogue was "Denominations and their Impact on Dialogue," addressing in
particular the question: Why are there so many distinct Christian and Jewish
communities, and what difference does that make in Christian-Jewish
Dialogue?
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Our Spring 2005 Board of
Directors/Advisors Meeting took place on May 12. A very intense and
thought-provoking discussion took place as we reviewed the past decade and
looked forward to the next. It is fitting that we reexamine everything that
we have been able to achieve together during these intervening ten years and
make plans for the next ten. All organizations participate in a similar
process of soul-searching, and we, of course, are no exception.
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