“When we allow violence and discrimination, it isn’t a vague, generic violence against the idea of humans; it is actual harm inflicted against actual, living, unique, unrepeatable, individual human beings who are worthy of a name, who would have a future, and have a past.”
St. Mark, a missionary, disciple and bishop, wrote his Gospel for Roman Gentile converts and highlights the emotions and feelings of both Christ and those who hear him.
St. Gerard’s life of service and sacrifice give witness to the power of humble obedience in the face of hardship.
Among the new appointments announced by the Vatican Oct. 7 was Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, who will serve as a member of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life as well as the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Exploring their sacraments, rituals and outreach that promote reconciliation with God and among people, Catholic and Methodist experts acknowledged in a new document that divided Christians “fall short of what it means to be the church.”
That trust in God has led Quezada on the defining journey of her young life to leave her home and family in Mexico to attend school in the United States.
Highlighting the church’s approach of coupling the power of prayer with active and committed care for the earth, the Vatican wrapped up the monthlong Season of Creation Oct. 4 with the launch of new initiatives.
With the bishops’ vote, Kreuter-Kirchhof said, “the whole Synodal Path came close to a failure,” not primarily because only 61% of the bishops approved it, but because most of the bishops who voted against it “never disclosed their concerns at any point prior to the vote.”
