In the search for collaborators and religious vocations should we pay attention primarily to those who are uncomfortable and wonder if these critics just do not have in them what it takes to one day become leaders and visionaries in the end. "
A dispatch on July 3, 2010 signed by Msgr. YZ, with tones from the press release, offers knowledge the decisions taken on the pastoral community and, beyond some paternalistic way, in no way seems to want to really take care of the deep feeling of the people who will be affected also by the effects of those provisions.
The thought of the faithful and perhaps even that of the priests involved and their possible indications, concerns or doubts about it, according to an established practice of the Church but not laudable, even this time were the least considered. Everything is presented as already agreed and the laity in particular, must not help but take note, more or less willingly, in a too obvious party game that always sees them relegated, in the things that set affecting the life of the Church, the subordinate role of eternal infants, without any possibility of intervening in what should be a genuine and sincere communication between adult Christians.
is indeed the same kind of doubts regarding the manner by which the draft of the new pastoral community has taken shape. Even there, no precautionary demand for interventions aimed at people or at least in pastoral councils. Everything is simply notified when the fundamentals have already been broadly defined. Nobody, for example, has seen fit to ask the four parishes selected what they thought of the fact of being called to walk together, even though some, at least from the geographical point of view and perhaps even historic, turn out to be rather distant from each other. The
And also the exchange of cross between the pastor and ZZYY YYZZ it was so essential? What are the mysterious "pastoral reasons" and demanded that the course in which press release of July 3 there is no mention? For our part we are not so convinced that the relational aspect, the simple everyday horizon of faces and stories in which people are immersed, may be too happily cleared the much-celebrated "availability of the Gospel." In the name of which still too often in the Church gives the impression of favor what separates this gathering, which degrades to that which gladdens.
Under it, we dare to hope a Church which, even at home, really try to walk the streets of genuine friendliness in the way to take and implement decisions. No form of being ecclesia, that is old or new, will also rely on a true sisterly and brotherly communion, which essentially consists in listening to reason and sincere feelings.
addition to the aforementioned "availability of the Gospel", this - we think - it would be "the strong example of faith (and love), for which we should all" I am truly grateful. "
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Being old and having lived many years, but
feel old and have lost the joy of being alive
. Being old
makes it a bit slower, but feel
suffocates the old dreams of the spirit ...
Being old is to ask: It is really worth?
feel old and say, "No,"
without thinking.
Being old is daydreaming,
feel old and fail almost
sleep.
Being old means having
still many things to learn and discover, to feel old and
stop learning and teaching.
Being old is training the body,
elevate the spirit, nurture the dreams
feel old is to stay glued to TV,
sunk into the sofa,
today ... tomorrow ... and tomorrow.
Being old means you have a future in front
and projects,
feel old is to have the agenda and empty
only remember "the good old days."
Being old means
try something new every day, to renew themselves, focus their eyes on the horizon
trying to discover what lies beyond, far away.
feel old and start thinking that maybe today is the last day
left to live, and close again in its
"shell of certainties."
Sergio Bambarén - "Letter to my son's happiness"
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