Please pardon a statement of the obvious but the length and difficulty of this road should prompt us to devote more effort toward moving forward.  The best example locally features a series of meetings between members of a non-Catholic congregation and of an Islamic center.  Both the pastor and the imam routinely have to tread patiently and prudently amid numerous challenges.  For example, no surprise but both groups include a few very vocal members who feel compelled to assert their deeply held views in a way that divides rather than that seeks common ground, goals, and understanding.  We  as Catholics can do more and the example of Jesus will serve us well.