William Skudlarek, O.S.B., a monk of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, was introduced to interreligious dialogue during the ten years he spent in Japan (1994-2001; 2012-2015). He has been Secretary General of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIM·MID) since 2007 and is also the managing editor of its journal Dilatato Corde. He has a Doctorate in Homiletics and Liturgy from the Princeton Theological Seminary and has authored, edited, and translated books and articles on interreligious dialogue and on homiletics.