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Through the Year With Oscar Romero: Daily Meditations
Three decades after the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, his words continue to speak for the voiceless and to challenge us and make demands of us. His words from his homilies give us spirit and hope. After reading and praying with Romero, we no longer can be indifferent to the suffering of the poor and those treated unjustly in all areas of the globe.
This volume presents a selection of texts from the slain archbishop's homilies, one reading per day for a year of reflection and personal prayer. Archbishop Romero's homilies address themes still current today: persecution, pluralism, idolatry, forgiveness, conformity, sin, social sanction, the prophetic church, conversion, love of God and your neighbor—among many others.
As Archbishop Romero once suggested, let us move to that "intimate cell" of our conscience to encounter ourselves and then go out and encounter our poor and voiceless.
This volume presents a selection of texts from the slain archbishop's homilies, one reading per day for a year of reflection and personal prayer. Archbishop Romero's homilies address themes still current today: persecution, pluralism, idolatry, forgiveness, conformity, sin, social sanction, the prophetic church, conversion, love of God and your neighbor—among many others.
As Archbishop Romero once suggested, let us move to that "intimate cell" of our conscience to encounter ourselves and then go out and encounter our poor and voiceless.
- GenresChristianityTheology
176 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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August 31, 2024
Say it loud, say it clear -
You can listen as well as you hear.
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye.
John Mellencamp
Archbishop Oscar Romero was openly gunned down more than thirty years ago in El Salvador - but Thank Heaven a man of his stature dared to SCREAM out - from BETWEEN THE tedious and endless LINES of newsprint!
He was only calling it as the rightfully paranoid people that thronged his parish saw it. As a pack of lies.
But guess what? Throughout this book he STILL counsels patience and forbearance. And he died upholding those words, and never giving away the game. We are never going to forget him.
The poor people in the square below the cowardly gunmen, before they pulled their triggers, could LISTEN AS WELL AS THEY COULD HEAR.
It’s too late, when we die.
This one is usually remaindered after New Year’s Day by Franciscan Media in Ohio, and that’s where I bought it.
It gave me moral fibre and fortitude with which to face the frosty Canadian deep-freeze of January! Thanks to them, and the compiler of these jewels, for this discount book.
You can listen as well as you hear.
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye.
John Mellencamp
Archbishop Oscar Romero was openly gunned down more than thirty years ago in El Salvador - but Thank Heaven a man of his stature dared to SCREAM out - from BETWEEN THE tedious and endless LINES of newsprint!
He was only calling it as the rightfully paranoid people that thronged his parish saw it. As a pack of lies.
But guess what? Throughout this book he STILL counsels patience and forbearance. And he died upholding those words, and never giving away the game. We are never going to forget him.
The poor people in the square below the cowardly gunmen, before they pulled their triggers, could LISTEN AS WELL AS THEY COULD HEAR.
It’s too late, when we die.
This one is usually remaindered after New Year’s Day by Franciscan Media in Ohio, and that’s where I bought it.
It gave me moral fibre and fortitude with which to face the frosty Canadian deep-freeze of January! Thanks to them, and the compiler of these jewels, for this discount book.
July 25, 2007
Inspiring clips from Romero's sermons. I found these more enlightening in a social justice sense, related to the situation in Central America, as opposed to always spiritually moving.
December 12, 2007
not your average daily meditations, these demand thoughtful concentration and action.
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