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Dialogue – the key to a post-Covid-19 Church


In the post-resurrection narrative of Luke 24:13-35, the Risen Christ, unknown to the two disciples journeying to the village of Emmaus, asks them, “What are you talking about as you walk along?” As the world and the Caribbean region grapple seriously with managing the spread of the coronavirus, the imposed restrictions have gravely impacted both Church and society. In this forced exile experience, Pope Francis hears a similar question posed to the two disciples. On our behalf, Pope Francis responds, “Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything with a deafening silence and a distressing void that stops everything as it passes by. We feel it in the air, we notice it in people’s gestures, their glances give them away. We find ourselves afraid and lost” (Extraordinary Moment of Prayer, March 27, 2020). We are living in a liminal space characterised by a feeling of powerlessness, that is, not knowing or not having complete control over the present circumstances. This liminal space calls for an intense dialogue with God, our ancestors, and each other.

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