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Interfaith gathering recalls life of Father Thomas Baima

Friends and colleagues of Father Thomas A. Baima gathered Sept. 17 to remember him, focusing on his warmth and dedication to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.

Community must stand together to combat antisemitism

The key to combatting antisemitism is for all members of the community to speak up and stand together, according to “Stand Up Against Antisemitism,” a June 16 panel discussion hosted sponsored by the Highland Park Baha’i Community at the Highland Park Art Center.

Father Thomas Baima, longtime interfaith leader, dies

When Father Thomas A. Baima, 69, died April 20, friends and colleagues recalled his exceptional intellect and generous heart.

His memory is a blessing

In the Jewish tradition, when we say, “May his memory be a blessing,” we intend something specific. When a person has lived well and righteously, his life conduct and behavior is instructive and inspiring.

Cardinal, Holocaust survivor on dangers of hateful rhetoric

Cardinal Cupich, Holocaust survivor Fritzie Fritzshall and ABC7 news anchor Alan Krashesky came together Nov. 18 at Loyola Academy in Wilmette to talk about their July visit to Auschwitz and make the point that the horror of the Holocaust started with hateful rhetoric.

Religious leaders call for unity following Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Cardinal Cupich joined Jewish leaders and representatives of the Protestant tradition and of Islam in condemning the anti-Semitism that led to the killing of 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27. The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago hosted the event.

I remember Cardinal George

The first time I met Cardinal Francis George, it was in a meeting with a group of rabbis in the first months after he came to Chicago. I asked him, “You have come to a city with a robust Catholic-Jewish relationship, established and cultivated by your predecessor, Cardinal Bernardin. Do you have any concerns about the Catholic-Jewish relationship?”

Catholics, Muslims urged to look inward first in interreligious efforts

Taking on the issue of religious prejudice, the National Muslim and Catholic Dialogue met for the third time at University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary March 6-8.

Catholic, Muslim leaders meet in dialogue

Leaders in Muslim-Catholic dialogue called on members of both communities to find ways to accompa...

Study raises questions about Catholics’ views of Muslims

A report released Sept. 12 gave some Catholic leaders in the field of interfaith dialogue reason t...
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