Program
Blessed are the merciful, because God will show them mercy (Mt 5,7). Not so much the one is merciful who is merciful towards the poor or the orphan or the widow — this mercy is found also among those who do not know God. He is truly merciful who is merciful towards his enemy and does good to him, as it is written: "Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you" (Lk 6,27).
St John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew 9,7
Wednesday 9 September
HOLY SCRIPTURE AND CHURCH FATHERS
Fr. Enzo Bianchi: Introductory Remarks
Greetings of the Official Representatives of the Churches
Christian Forgiveness and Reconciliation among the Churches
✜ Walter card. Kasper, Rome
The Dynamic of Forgiveness in the Eastern Fathers
✜ Kallistos of Diokleia, Oxford
“The Name of Lord God, Merciful and Gracious” (Ex 34,5)
John Behr, Washington
Forgiveness in the Old Testament: Joseph and His Brothers
Eugen J. Pentiuc, Brookline
The Three Parables of God’s Mercy in Luke 15
Arsenij (Sokolov), Beirut
Thursday 10 September
FORGIVENESS IN THE PATRISTIC AND MONASTIC TRADITION
Mercy in the Life and Teachings of St Pachomius
Dimitrios Moschos, Athens
Repentance and Divine Mercy in the Monastic Community:
The Fathers of Gaza
Alexis Torrance, Notre Dame
Isaac the Syrian: Justice and Mercy in God
Sebastian Brock, Oxford
Repentance and Mercy in St Nil Sorskij
Elena Romanenko, Moscow
ANTHROPOLOGY OF MERCY
Reciprocal Forgiving and Care
Vassilios Thermos, Athens
Pastoral Mercy and Matrimony: An Orthodox Perspective
Bassam A. Nassif, Balamand
Pastoral Mercy and Matrimony: A Roman Catholic Perspective
Basilio Petrà, Florence
Friday 11 September
WITNESSES OF MERCY
Christian Love and Mercy in Church’s Activity
✜ Grigorios of Mesaoria, Levkosia
Announcing God’s Mercy in the Contemporary World:
Father Aleksandr Men’
Natalija Bolšakova, Riga
A Teacher of Mercy: Fr. Matta el Meskin
✜ Epiphanios of St Macarius, Scetis, Egypt
Forgiveness between the Churches: The "Tomos agapis"
✜ Maximos di Silyvria, Istanbul
PANEL DISCUSSION
FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION AMONG THE CHURCHES
Chair: Krastu Banev, Durham
✜ Filaret di L’viv, L’viv
✜ Antonio Mennini, London
Despina Prassas, Providence
Christos Yannaras, Athens
Saturday 12 September
JUSTICE AND FORGIVENESS.
ONE THOUSAND YEARS FROM THE BLESSED END OF ST VLADIMIR OF KIEV (1015-2015)
Justice and Forgiveness:
Saint Vladimir († 1015), or the Merciful King
✜ Mitrofan of Severomorsk and Umba, Severomorsk
Memory and Forgiveness in Christian Identity Construction:
The Case of the Crusades
George Demacopoulos, New York
Memory and Forgiveness: Reconciliation among Nations Today
✜ Porfirije Perić, Zagreb
CONCLUSIONS
Sabino Chialà (Bose)
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