The title is a bit 'a contradiction in adiecto: How does St. Dominic de Guzman to be ecumenical? Just think to what was and what he did: walked the world to preach the Gospel, to have closed the pompous belief that truth which the Albigensian heretics denied it, yet at the same time sought. It was a terrible identity, did not understand the reasons of which he had overlooked, if not to bring them back to their schemes ("You say this, but in reality what you are looking for is what I t'annuncio "...). In short, according to the canons politically correct was a hateful fundamentalist, one not only convinced that truth exists, but that it might even discover and sharing, breaking the narrow circle of self and its desires, and so that we can achieve real freedom. One who believes that life is short, beautiful and worth living, with gratitude.
Then, as usual, the reality you find out what really amazes and St. Dominic is ecumenical. Of course, there will be organized interreligious meetings, but it seems that his love for Christ affects even those who grew up Anglican ("C of E", as they say here).
The fact is this. I have known for strange turns, the chaplain of Merton College. He, knew I was prenovices Dominican exclaimed something like, "Booyah! I believe that every Christian today should have the highest regard for the Order of St. Dominic. "
might sound like a statement of courtesy, but it was sincere. This man, convinced Anglican, High Church, tells me that it was in Bologna to visit the tomb of the saint and pray there. I'm really amazed: St. Dominic is not a saint and I know very few are those who pray. Discovering that an Anglican goes to Bologna just to pray at his tomb is one thing that leaves you speechless. He tells me then he is doing a PhD at Cambridge on St. Thomas - basically what we do is a similar argument - and I am confident his passion for the love of truth and clear thinking of Aquinas. I never cease to amaze me: Anglican gives us a lesson in love for the Catholic intellectual pursuit of truth.
I come to find out which is part of a group of Anglicans who seek to rediscover their traditions, searching for authentic teaching of Christ. Here in Oxford is hard not to think about Tractarians, which in mid-nineteenth century wanted to do the same way. Among them was Newman. And we know how it ended.
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