The art of conversation is to be the art of healing the wounds of the world. The absence of healthy conversation is the beginning of the breakdown of relationships. For example, when Adam and Eve hid themselves from the presence of the Lord among the trees of the garden of Eden and hesitated to converse with the Lord, one of the first breakdowns of relationship happened. Many of the problems in the communities (local/national/international) arise from the ‘flight mode of conversation’ of their members. In fact, a ‘non-conversation state’ is a ‘frozen state’ (that does not have any growth) in human relationships.
Context
The apostolic letter Ad Theologiam Promovendam (‘To Promote Theology’), released by Pope Francis on November 1, 2023 in the form of a motu proprio, presents a vision for the renewal of theological pursuit within the life of the Church. The letter calls for an ‘outgoing theology’ that develops in a culture of dialogue and encounter between different traditions and different knowledge. Thus, one of the crux of the teachings of this apostolic letter hovers around the concept of ‘dialogue’.
Fr Binny Mary Das
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