Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter – Mass in the Morning

“What concern is it of yours?“

Today’s Gospel

Should it be, “none of my beeswax” or #concern, that Bishop Zurek, governing with clericalism, is showing Fr. Tony how special he is by having the 7am Mass and afternoon Confessions canceled at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral – Amarillo, TX on May 29th so Fr. Tony can have his own special Mass along with a side of meatloaf;…

 Receiving migrants is an important and meaningful way of defending “the inalienable dignity of each human person regardless of origin, race or religion.”

from paragraph 40 of Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity, 08.04.2024

…but, isn’t receiving the faithful people of God on the way, holy and sinful, an important and meaningful way of defending “the inalienable dignity of each human person regardless” of whether they like the sacraments with meatloaf or not…

In 1971, eight years after Pacem in Terris, Blessed Pope Paul VI referred to the ecological concern as “a tragic consequence” of unchecked human activity: “Due to an ill-considered exploitation of nature, humanity runs the risk of destroying it and becoming in turn a victim of this degradation”.

FROM PARAGRAPH 4 of ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME

…so, while we are on the synodal path, if I don’t reject unchecked clericalism, which is an ill-considered exploitation of our parish, do we not run the risk of destroying St. Mary’s Cathedral and becoming in turn a victim of this clericalism …

…and thus making it some of my #concern or #beeswax after all❓

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