““Take care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them;”
Mt 6:1
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
He calls his child Jesus
‘Cause he likes the name
And he sends him to the finest school in town”
I agree with our bishop, Patrick J. Zurek, in putting forth in his Holy Week homilies this year the Encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, as the standard for love and unity in our diocese. Today, let’s reflect upon paragraph #237 and current events in that regard:
CHAPTER SEVEN
PATHS OF RENEWED ENCOUNTER
THE VALUE AND MEANING OF FORGIVENESS
Inevitable conflict
Jesus “was not a philanthropist who took care of human suffering and illness — he was that, but was more than that,” he said. In him there is not only goodness, there is “total salvation, messianic salvation, that gives hope in the definitive victory of life over death.”
37. Forgiveness and reconciliation are central themes in Christianity and, in various ways, in other religions.
“these young people have far too often faced uncertainty and rejection at the hands of our broken immigration system.”
Yet there is a risk that an inadequate understanding and presentation of these profound convictions can lead to fatalism, apathy and injustice, or even intolerance and violence.
“they also stem from society’s failure, generally, to value and include persons with disabilities when developing and implementing public health policies,”
“The Glenn” in conjunction with the Laudato Si’ Action Platform has pledged to develop a Laudato Si’ Plan, which we can use to discern and implement our response to Laudato Si’. This part of the blog will update readers on this journey.
I can understand this influence of our secular society; but it does not
A Reflection on Christian Life, Bishop Patrick J. Zurek
justify constant violation of the Seventh Commandment of the Decalogue!
Amarillo—Wednesday, June 16 is the deadline to RSVP to a Family Social, on Saturday, June 19 at 6:30pm at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 4512 NE 24th Ave., sponsored by the Engaged Encounter team and the diocesan Family Life Office. If you’re interested in finding out more about Engaged Encounter, this is a perfect opportunity, as the EE team is expanding its marriage preparation team. To RSVP or for more information, please call James Schulte in the Family Life Office at 806-414-1059. Childcare will be available upon request.
Rather than mandated prayers, “quotas”, or blaming “the few”, evangelization of this type is the key to growing priestly vocations in the Diocese of Amarillo.
Today I pray that those of us in the Diocese of Amarillo, but especially those at St. Mary’s Cathedral and, “the few” , “Take care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them” and give us “Likes”; because inadequate understanding and presentation of these profound convictions can lead to fatalism, apathy and injustice, or even intolerance and violence.“
