2015 marks 50 years since the Second Vatican Council released the Nostra Aetate, one of the most influential documents from the Catholic Church that helped define the Church’s relationship to non-Christian religions and deepened the bonds between Catholics and Jews.

As we continue to walk through doors opened by this important document, we will look at Nostra Aetate through the eyes of his Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of the Galveston-Houston Diocese, and Rabbi David Rosen, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Yeshurun at the second annual Lowenstein Lecture, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2015 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway at San Jacinto, Houston, TX  77002.

The program also will include an introduction by Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and will be moderated by Father Brendan Cahill, Secretariat for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

What has Nostra Aetate meant for the relationships between Catholics and Jews? What has it meant for the interfaith community?  How can it further strengthen our relationships, and why is it still so important 50 years after its inception? What are some of the current local, national and global issues impacting today’s Catholics, Jews, and the broader interfaith community?

These are some of the questions that will be posed during the program, part of a continuing series of lectures coordinated by ADL to promote friendship between Catholics and Jews.

The program is made possible by the Lewis and Joan Lowenstein Foundation, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, ADL’s Coalition for Mutual Respect, and Congregation Beth Yeshurun.

To attend, RSVP by January 8 to https://adllowensteinlecture2015.eventbrite.com.

To schedule coverage or set up an interview, contact Dena Marks at 713-627-3490, ext. 234.