The Philosophy of Peace of UPF and WFWP: Spiritual Values and Principles was
the framework and the general theme with which UPF Italy and WFWP Italy co-
sponsored a first seminar of in-depth study and sharing with a group of peace
ambassadors. 14 guests present; among them ministers of faith, university professors,
lawyers, psychotherapists and psychologists, all of them connected and supporters of
the UPF and WFWP initiatives.
In her opening greeting, Elisabetta Nistri, president of WFWP Italy, reported on the
recent annual congress of WFWP Europe which took place in Warsaw and which was
attended by more than 100 women leaders from all over Europe, Africa and the
Middle East. The meeting addressed important topics concerning women's rights with
particular attention to those countries or situations where they are most trampled on,
which created great solidarity among all the participants. There were also many
messages of hope, resilience and above all proactive interventions that indicated what
we can do by working on ourselves to contribute to peace and shared well-being.
This was followed by the greeting and a first presentation of UPF Italy by President
Carlo Zonato who illustrated the status of UPF Italy, its mission and its goals, as well
as a summary of UPF's founding principles and the projects that have developed in
recent years. He explained the objective of the meeting by directly involving the
guests to give us their reflections, any questions or suggestions, also in view of the
subsequent seminars.
Giuseppe Calì was the main speaker in the two sessions that followed one another
during the morning. Referring to the Unification Thought, the first session was
dedicated to the "Nature of God and the Original Nature of Man" with a propositional
analysis that passed transversally from Science to Religion. the second was developed
on the theme: "The Heart is the origin of everything and also the end, because it is the
essence of God and his deepest character". In this second part, the value of the couple
and the family as an essential basis for peacebuilding was developed.
The seminar was followed with deep interest and attention by all those present who
amply expressed their reflections, questions and suggestions in the afternoon part that
followed the lunch, and concretely confirmed their interest in continuing these
training experiences.
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