Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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Meditations for Peace Dedicated to promote peace in the world, the nonprofit organization CoreLight facilitates Meditations For Peace journeys. On these pilgrimages to places like South Africa, Israel, Mexico and U.S. Native American homelands, we pray and meditate, holding the common intention for peace, transformation, forgiveness and unity consciousness in the world. CoreLight USA
Interreligious Pastoral Care of People Suffering Cancer and Their Families A group of religious leaders (consisting of a Rabbi, an Imam, a Pastor, a Priest and a Roman Catholic teacher) go to a clinic to help patients, their families, doctors and nurses with the strength and hope that faith and prayer can give. They sit with the patients while they are having their chemotherapy, or when ever they need assistance. Each of these leaders commits at least one day a week, and often more. Every two weeks they have a general meeting where they meditate together about different subjects related to the situation: Why me? Fears, Listen ing to God's Voice, Real Happiness and other themes. In earlier stages of these meetings, there were only a few participants. At this point, about fifty people (patients, relatives, nurses and the interreligious group) participate regularly at meetings. They have also prepared an interreligious book of prayers. Ms. Maria Eugenia de Crespo ARGENTINA
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