@HeinleinMichael I was the Director of the Mission Office in Chicago and was hired by Cardinal George. He was deeply committed to mission and supported every effort to deepen the sense of mission in the Archdiocese. Every conversation was a gift to me.
@CantareAmantis @timothypomalley @matthewjfish I agree. We need to see the deeper connection between liturgy and mission. Priests and deacons would do well to limit their verbal additions to the liturgy and let the liturgy speak for itself. With all their words liturgy becomes tedious!
@ThomasReeseSJ@NCRonline @joshjmac Too bad more Catholics do not participate in the American Society of Missiology. We might be inspired by our Protestant sisters & brothers!
“A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members..." ~ #StJohnPaul2. We can't be content with an Executive Order about the children of refugees and immigrants. We need a comprehensive and humane policy dealing with how the USA deals with people who
Jesus “looks for places untouched by love, untouched by hope. Those uncomfortable places are where he wants to go …How many persons lack dignified housing or food to eat! All of us know people who are lonely, troubled and in need: they are abandoned tabernacles.” https://t.co/0NiPb8jR33
Wonderful text from pope Benedict XVI. If only we would realize that Love is the foundation of everything good and holy our world would usher in the Kingdom of God. https://t.co/yqXZ9SogGQ
How true. Politiics on its own, especially when it does not have the common good at heart, cannot contribute to building a society of justice and peace. https://t.co/KCYSKKDuwx
Trump’s “Make America Great Again” is a “conservative” eschatology mirroring Obama’s Hope. In both cases, the state promises not decent governance but salvation through the polis. We’ll continue such apocalyptic elections until we develop a more sober view of politics.