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Today is the Feast of St. George, also known as Al-Khidr in Arabic. He is revered in both Christian and Muslim spirituality and brings our two communities together in beautiful ways, esp in the Middle East. 
The above photo is from a shrine to St. George in Mahis, Jordan. On May 6th each year, Christians and Muslims visit the shrine and an Orthodox Mass is held. Here a Muslim woman and my Catholic friend, Elham, are speaking to the local bishop.
These are the ruins of a church dedicated to St. George in Amman in Jabal al-Weibdeh. This is where I happened to meet Osama, a young Muslim man who became a friend and dialogue partner while I lived in Amman.
This report contains what, to me, are some of Francis' most profound and theologically rich reflections on Muslim-Christian dialogue to date. Reported by @gerryorome. #CatholicMuslimBridge americamagazine.org/faith/2021/03/…
"Many times one has to risk to take this step forward [in the dialogue]...There are some critics who say the pope is not courageous; he is mindless [incosciente], that he does things that are contrary to the Catholic doctrine, that it is a heretical step, that there are risks.”
The pope emphasized that Christians must understand that with Muslims, “we are brothers, and we must continue forward [in the dialogue] with the other religions.”
Excerpts from Pope Francis' amazing, tear-jerking address at the interreligious meeting in Ur, birthplace of Abraham. #PopeFrancisInIraq #CatholicMuslimBridge vatican.va/content/france…
"In those stars, Abraham saw the promise of his descendants; he saw us. Today we, Jews, Christians and Muslims, together with our brothers and sisters of other religions, honour our father Abraham by doing as he did: we look up to heaven and we journey on earth."
"Those same stars...illumine the darkest nights because they shine *together.* ...The Almighty above invites us never to separate ourselves from our neighbours. The otherness of God points us towards others, towards our brothers & sisters."
For his feast day, a thread on Pope Saint John Paul II and Islam. He was instrumental in putting the Catholic Church’s teaching on Muslims into practice. #CatholicMuslimBridge 1/
He constantly reiterated the Church's teaching that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. This teaching was originally declared in Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, from Vatican II. You can also find it in the catechism (841). 2/
The passage reads: “the plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator. In the first place among these there are the Muslims, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, together with us adore the one and merciful God…” (16) 3/ vatican.va/archive/hist_c…
