Nostra Aetate 60th Anniversary Symposium

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark document known as Nostra Aetate (In Our Time), which was the result of Jewish and Catholic collaboration during the Second Vatican Council.

This two-day program brings together a panel of distinguished theologians and professors from across North America to discuss the landmark document that changed 20 centuries of Catholic-Jewish relations, and its impact on our lives.

In Our Time calls for interfaith dialogue to promote a better understanding of each other’s faith, emphasizes the spiritual connection of humanity, promotes a mutual respect among all religions, and rejects all forms of discrimination and antisemitism.

The symposium is a collaboration of the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Naples, and Ave Maria University.

In that spirit, we are presenting the same program on two consecutive days: first at Ave Maria, a Catholic institution; and the following day at the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

Panelists include Bishop Frank Dewane, Diocese of Venice; Dr. Matthew Tappie, director of the St. Leo University Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies; Dr. Robert Ventresca, interim president, King’s University College; Rabbi James Rudin, retired director of interfaith relations, American Jewish Committee; and Rabbi Mark Gross, Jewish Congregation of Marco Island.