“Receive the Holy Spirit.
Today’s Gospel
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,…”
Governing with clericalism, Bishop Zurek is desiring we know how special Fr. Tony is by having the Sacrament of Penance canceled at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral – Amarillo, TX on May 29th so that we can concentrate exclusively on Fr. Tony’s 20th ordination celebration; but can such a celebration be guided by the Holy Spirit when penitents are tortured by being left to wallow in their sin…
The vocation of the ordained is not a call to specialness or power over others but, as Jesus repeatedly notes throughout the Gospels, an invitation to humility and service as one Christian among others.
Pope Francis reminds us — again — to reject clericalism
…for are we “speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God“, or of Fr. Tony, by concentrating exclusively on his ordination…
Today’s Readings
…accordingly, will the Lord send out his Spirit and renew the face of the earth if we are not planning “in the light of the Spirit pastoral projects that go beyond the mere programming of activities” like Sod Poodles Night…
…furthermore, since “No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit” …
…how will the Holy Spirit come and “Wash the stains of guilt away:” if we’re all about saying saying, “Father Tony, you’re so special!”…
…so, since Bishop Zurek is concentrating exclusively on his desire to kindle in us the fire of Fr. Tony’s specialness…
…instead of the Holy Spirit who has made Fr. Tony an “instrument for forgiving” which the Church has need of; how will our sins be forgiven;…Human trafficking must also be counted among the grave violations of human dignity.
from paragraph 41 of Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity, 08.04.2024
…besides, how will I recognize the grave violation of human dignity in the world of human trafficking if I don’t see the venial violation of clericalism, present in my own parish, which “is a thorn,…a scourge,…a form of worldliness that defiles and damages the face of the Lord’s bride [the church]; (and) enslaves the holy, faithful people of God.“…
FROM PARAGRAPH 80 of ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
…nonetheless, if I “learn to practise the art of communal discernment, employing for this purpose the method of “conversation in the Spirit”, which has proved so helpful in the journey” on the synodal path, cannot the Holy Spirit, which knows how to loosen the knots of human affairs, including clericalism, bring about a reaping of “many good fruits, not only in structures of communion” at St. Mary’s Cathedral, “but in many other fields as well”….
…and thus not leave anyone living a life of wallowing in their sins❓