Having posted on St. Patrick, an evangelist who we revere in the US on March 17, I also want to "lift up" the person of the late Archbishop Romero of El Salvador. He became an incredibly important person in El Salvador, speaking out for the rights of the poor and the marginalized, and against the repressive powers of the governmental forces and their death squads. He himself was assassinated while celebrating Mass.
Here's a link to the life of Archbishop Romero: http://www.un.org/en/events/righttotruthday/romero.shtml
We too are facing some of the same circumstances as did Archbishop Romero. How are we dealing with forces that are bringing people deeper into poverty? Or repressive forces? What would Jesus call for us to do in this day and age?
Pax!
Pastor B
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