Do I “#recognize” the opportunity God has offered me today to find “peace” by opening my “eyes” to the “places” in the Diocese of Amarillo“, that my conscience identifies as needing to be “Areas of shared journeying,” where those who are our “enemies” may not “encircle” us “and hem” us “in on all sides” by:
From Luke 19: 41-44
- Protecting a memorial erected by a convicted pedophile priest for a bishop who made the “serious mistake” of granting that convict a second chance, ultimately leading to the destruction of the innocence of our youth;
- Maintaining of a letter on the diocesan website rebuking “a few” who reported abuse at St. Mary’s Cathedral;
- Aborting daily Masses at St. Mary’s Cathedral, citing the need for “an incredible sense of Reverence for the…Priests and especially for the Bishops“, effectively leveraging the Eucharist as a means of power and control;
- Building another bishop’s residence, effectively putting our next bishop “in his place” before he even arrives ❓
XVI ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
How to be a missionary synodal Church
Instrumentum laboris
Part III – Places
Areas of shared journeying
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Bishop Zurek, for his part, called what Matthiesen did a ‘serious mistake,’ yet the memorial still remains.”
“ These dynamics of society and culture invite the Church to think anew about the meaning of its own local dimension for the sake of mission. Without forgetting that life always takes place in physical contexts and concrete cultures, it is necessary to move away from a purely spatial interpretation of place: places, even and especially those of the Church, are not just spaces but environments and networks in which relationships can develop, offering people rootedness and a basis for mission, which they will carry out wherever their lives unfold.” Accordingly, shouldn’t I “recognize” that a memorial erected by a convicted pedophile priest for a bishop who made a “serious mistake” in a rural parish over a decade ago can disrupt the relationships that offer people rootedness and a basis for mission, about which it is said, “You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on earth.”“❓
“The synodal conversion of minds and hearts must be accompanied by a synodal reform of ecclesial realities, called to be roads on which to journey together.” Consequently, couldn’t the letter, “A Reflection on Christian Life,” which once failed to “recognize” “a few” who reported clergy abuse at St. Mary’s Cathedral as part of the “faithful and loyal disciples that the Lord Jesus desires”, if accompanied by a synodal reform, become the means to a unified parish that proclaims, “The Lamb has made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God.“❓
Alleluia, alleluia, “However, this (synodal reform) does not mean consigning pastoral action to elective affiliations. The aim is to encounter every man and woman.” Subsequently shouldn’t I “recognize” the aborting of the daily Eucharist at St. Mary’s Cathedral, as a call to embrace synodal, using it to encounter every man and woman in my parish, as it is written, “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.“❓
Alleluia, alleluia
Finally, doesn’t the misuse of the Church begin when we no longer “recognize” any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves in the “places” within the Diocese of Amarillo❓ These are the “Areas of shared journeying” affected by “sins against synodality—the same sins that now place our new bishop in a position where he must “Just Say NO❣️” to being “put in his place.” Such misuse can deprive me of peace…
…”‘because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.‘”❓
The misuse of creation begins when we no longer “recognize” any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves”.[13]
From Paragraph 6 of ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME