Lectio Divina: a pathway to prayer and inter-religious dialogue

(Vatican Radio) An old friend of the Radio, the author of countless reflections broadcast by the English Programme, a Benedictine intellectual who has given us guidance and help in understanding the Scriptures over and over again, Father Timothy was back in Rome for meetings and found time to update us on new developments in his life and work.

Abbot Timothy Wright OSB, the delegate of the Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation for Monastic-Muslim Relations, presently teaches at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, USA.

Abbot Timothy is the author of the recently published book No Peace without Prayer, in which he presents the case for developing this faith in the Word of God by establishing groups of Christians and Muslims dedicated to sharing their respective "Divine Word" in ways that enhance the "other."
Stopping off in Rome for a series of meetings, Abbot Timothy Wright spoke to Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni, and reflected on the past four or five months focusing on how his research on the relationship between the Benedictines and Islam has developed. Perhaps the most significant element in that development – he says - is his appointment to an academic post to a Benedictine University…

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