Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They’ve all come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America
An EWTN reporter came to Jesus and asked him,
“Which is the first of all the issues to keep in mind while voting… Abortion? …”
Jesus replied, “The first is this:
Hear, O Church!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other political agenda greater than these.”
The reporter said to him, “Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying,
‘He is One and there is no other than he.’
And ‘to love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding,
with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself’
is worth more than all abortion bans and marches.”
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him,
“You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
According to the Bishop’s Schedule, Bishop Zurek is not scheduled to be anywhere this Sunday. Perhaps if you see him out and about you could let us know.
You may want to tune into St. Valentine Catholic Radio, 94.5 FM and 1010 AM-KDJW at 1:00 PM, for an encore broadcast of Bishop’s Conversation: Synod 2021 2023
The Diocese of Amarillo is convoked in Synod! The path entitled “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission” solemnly opened 8 days ago at St. Mary’s Cathedral during the 9:30 Mass.
Bishop’s Conversation: Synod 2021 2023
The West Texas Catholic: We have begun the synod process here in the Diocese of Amarillo. I want to start by asking why the Holy Father is calling this synod.
Bishop Patrick J. Zurek: It was in April of 2021 that Pope Francis initiated this synodal journey of the whole people of God to begin now in this month. We began here in the diocese Oct. 24 with the opening Mass of the Synod at the Cathedral of St. Mary’s. Each diocese in the world is doing it at some Sunday, usually in October.
The path entitled “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission” will solemnly open on the 9th – 10th of October2021 in Rome and on the following 17th of October in each particular Church.
Synod 2023 Preparatory Document
“Sounds a lot more definate than how you Put it Bishop Zurek.”
IV. Synodality in Action: Pathways for Consulting the People of God
Ten Thematic Nuclei to be Explored
IV. CELEBRATING
“Journeying together” is only possible if it is based on communal listening to the Word and the celebration of the Eucharist. How do prayer and liturgical celebration inspire and direct our “journeying together”? How do they inspire the most important decisions? How do we promote the active participation of all the Faithful in the liturgy and the exercise of the sanctifying function? What space is given to the exercise of the ministries of the reader and acolyte?
