One of our brothers has successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the Hong Kong’s Chinese University on October 12, 2013.
Fr. Ambrose Mong, OP, presented and defended successfully his doctoral thesis entitled “A Critical Examination of Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Approach to Religious Pluralism.”  He was awarded the PhD in Religious Studies (Systematic Theology) by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The Thesis Committee was composed of the following members: Professor Kung Lap Yan (Chair), Professor Lai Pan Chiu (Thesis Supervisor), and Professor Kwan Shui Man Simon (Committee Member) The three distinguished professors are from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The outstanding theologian Professor Phan Dinh Cho Peter, the EllacurÃa Chair of Catholic Social Thought of the Georgetown University, Washington DC, was the External Examiner.
 As someone who grew up in Singapore, a multi-cultural and multi-religious city-state which has achieved great success in promoting harmony among the different racial groups with their own religious beliefs, Fr. Ambrose from Singapore examines with elegant brilliance Ratzinger’s thoughts on the issue of religious pluralism, in order to evaluate how the official Church has responded to the call of Vatican II to create a dialogue with non-Christian faiths.
Our brother Fr. Ambrose passed his presentation and defense of thesis with flying colors. Professor Peter Phan, the External Examiner, evaluated the Thesis as “very good.â€
At present Fr. Ambrose, a Visiting Professor of the University of Saint Joseph is teaching Sin and Redemption at the USJ Faculty of Christian Studies. He is assigned at our House of Saint Joseph in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, and stays at our St. Dominic’s Priory in Macau while he is teaching at USJ.
The brothers of Fr. Ambrose in our two communities in Hong Kong and our Priory in Macau are all happy with Fr. Ambrose and rejoice with him in this singular achievement. Congratulations!