Contents

Opening Eucharist--Welcome address--Background and over of Asian colloquium--Joy and Hope amidst grief and anguish: the new gospel for the 21st century--Challenges to the global community in the 21st century--Asian Christianity and modernity forty years after gaudium et spes--Challenges to governance in South Asia--Challenges to youth in Asia today--Searching for ways of peace--The Palestine/Israeli conflict: learning together for peace--The significance of the pastoral constitution "Gaudium et Spes" for the work of the Episcopal aid organization misereor--The post-modern world and Globalization and the Churches of Asia--Environmental challenges: an urgent demand--Emerging trends in Religious Fundamentalism--Interculturality challenge: a challenge in the postmodern world--The post modern world of Globalization and the Church in Asia--Global trends and challenges to the church --Sharing hope for a new world amidst grief and anguish--Media and Information Technology--Formation of seminarians and young religious--Formation of seminarians and young religious in the 21st century--Harmony through reconciliation: the experience of the sisters of Mary schools--Working group I report: Holiness--Our experience of God--The pastoral care of the Families and people: in need of special care--Pastoral care of families and people with special needs--A ministry for the empowerment of migrant women--Pastoral care of migrants--Spirituality of the ordinary: being Lay Christians in the world--Reflection on challenges of the Catholic Church in Myanmar--Work group II report: Strengthening communion through pastoral care of the faithful--Changes in work and values: new trends in the work place--Changes in work and values, new trends in the work place--Role of the Laity in the Church and in the world--Challenges to youth in Asia today--Changing lifestyles of student youth in megacities-the realities and challenges in Asia Pacific--Work group III report: Participating in the life of the world--Indonesian religious harmony matching of religious harmony in Indonesia--Lobbying for religious freedom in Turkey--Gaudium et spes: as I understood then and now--Role of the National Commissions for justice and peace towards the education of the marginalised --Education and advocacy: The Role of National Justice and Peace Commissions--Our Responsibility towards the building up of Peace and Human Rights--New Alliances and partnership for Millennium Development Goals (MGAS) 2015 and the role of Agencies--Work group IV: Promoting peace and building a civilisation of love--Workshops 2 Regional Workshops--Southeast Region--East Asia--South East Region.