Australian Catholic Bishops Approve ‘Ramadaan Prayer’

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference:

Prayer for Muslims

The annual celebration of the month of Ramadan provides an opportunity for members of the Catholic Church to pray for Muslims. An appropriate intercession to be included in the Prayers of the Faithful is suggested:

For our Muslim brothers and sisters, that by the bodily discipline of fasting and the spiritual devotion of their hearts, they find grace and favour in God’s eyes.

Taking inter-religious thought too far!

What Catholics Can Learn During Islam’s Holy Month

(CNS) – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started July 20 in many countries, is a time of fasting, prayer and repentance, when Muslims distance themselves from worldly activities in an effort to align their lives more closely with God and his laws.

According to the Vatican’s point man for dialogue with Islam, Ramadan is also an opportunity for Catholics to learn from Muslims’ example of obedience to the Almighty — and thereby strengthen their own Catholic faith…

Read on here.

 

Catholic School Cancels a Ramadan Dinner

Fox News:

Cincinnati – Complaints and a request from the  archbishop have led a Cincinnati Roman Catholic high school to drop plans for a Ramadan  dinner to build goodwill with Muslims.

Kirsten MacDougal, president of Mother of Mercy  school, says Archbishop Dennis Schnurr received “emotionally charged” emails,  mostly from outside the area, and asked the girls’ school to cancel its Friday  night plans. The event instead will be held at a church parish center.

A spokesman for Schnurr tells The Cincinnati  Enquirer the complaints centered around the school’s partnership with the local  chapter of the Council  on American-Islamic Relations.

The U.S. has linked the council to a terror  financing case and the FBI  won’t work directly with its members.

Local Council on American-Islamic Relations  officials say they work against terrorism and violence.