Am I a brother who has handed his brother over to death at St. Mary’s Cathedral❓
Our two roosters, Earl (white) and Cogburn spend all day, each and every day, answering the question, “Who is to be king❓”; indeed, at one time there were three brother roosters, but the third brother was handed over to death in pursuit of being king before I was able to come up with a name for him; thus, that is the way of the animal kingdom, but for me, as a citizen in the city of God, “He should speak out as follows: If I have been the cause of sedition, conflict and schisms, then I shall depart; I shall go away wherever you wish, and I shall do what the community wants, if only the flock of Christ live in peace with the presbyters who are set over them”; subsequently, shouldn’t I be, “convinced that in this way Bishop Zurek and Father Tony will bring to light many hidden treasures and feel less alone in the demanding task of evangelization”, if I just do what Bishop Zurek said Pope Francis said:
Pope Francis clearly manifested his thoughts last February of this year. A good Christian is known for three things: Prayer, ordinary, everyday acts
From a letter from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek to the Faith Community at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo.
of Charity and Passive Charity that is “Love one another and do not criticize
each other.” He said the same for a Good Parish with the emphasis on Passive
Charity; “Love one another and do not criticize each other.” (Pope Francis, Homily,
San Julio Parish, Rome, April 8, 2019);…
…even though, “Straight are the paths of the LORD“, doesn’t it seem that I’m following them with a crooked line…
…accordingly, “My mouth will declare your praise”, but are my actions doing the same;…
…Alleluia, alleluia;
When the Spirit of truth comes,
he will guide you to all truth
and remind you of all I told you; but if my bishop is guiding and reminding me about truth that the Holy Spirit has not revealed to me yet, should I remain on the path on which I’m heading, or defer to Bishop Zurek and, “go away wherever” he wishes;
Alleluia, alleluia….
…therefore, since, “Everything is related, and we human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites me in fond affection with Brother Bishop Zurek and Brother Father Tony, I know that it is not God’s will that I hand over” my brothers, or parish, “to death” by way of my criticism; but in the same vein, how could it be God’s will that I hand them over to death by way of my “passive charity” either❓