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Premeditated Mercy: A
Spirituality of Reconciliation, by Father Joseph Nassal. Forest of Peace,
2000.
Premeditiated is often concerned with a murder, but this book is not about murder. Instead it implies a deliberate, well-thought-out willful act to forgive, to be reconciled, to live at peace with others, even with those who may have betrayed, forsaken, or threatened another. Nassal offers this book as a way to find the kind of forgiveness that Jesus offered, even after He was
betrayed, forsaken, and crucified. “Father, forgive them.”
A program for ways to forgive is offered according to the patterns found in the Gospels. Some of these patterns include: finding room at the table for everyone, finding common ground among various values, seeing one’s shadow, making connections in various occasions, and helping one to find one’s footing in the shadow of the
cross.
Replete with personal stories, Nassal applies the principles of forgiveness and gives a variety of situations wherein it seems all but impossible to offer the hand of mercy and love. However, in the spirit of the Merciful One, all is possible with God. This book is a manual which offers challenges for the spiritual work that is needed for every follower of the Master of
forgiveness, Jesus the Christ. This is a book which one may treasure and read frequently, and encourage others to follow the way of the great Forgiver.
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.) Paperback
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Four Conversions and
Spiritual Freedom, A four-part Webinar Series by Carla Mae Streeter, OP. - March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018. - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Central
time - Donation requested. Conversion? What Kind do I Need at this Time in My Life?
We know our conversion toward a deeper union with God is ongoing, but conversion from
what to what? More specifically, what kind of conversion do I need at this particular time in my life journey? As you might guess, conversion is a rich and varied experience, not a once-and-for-all event, and it takes different forms. These reflections and discussions will explore four major forms of conversion: religious, psychic, moral, and intellectual.
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St. Turibius of Mogrovejo: March 23. 1538 - 1606.
Together with Rose of Lima, Turibius is the first known saint of the New World, serving the Lord in Peru, South America, for 26 years.
Born in Spain and educated for the law, he became so brilliant a scholar that he was made professor of law at the University of Salamanca and eventually became chief judge of the Inquisition at Granada. He succeeded too well. But he was not sharp enough a lawyer to prevent a surprising sequence of events.
When the archdiocese of Lima in Peru required a new leader, Turibius was chosen to fill the post: He was the one person with the strength of character and holiness of spirit to heal the scandals that had infected that area.
He cited all the canons that forbade giving laymen
ecclesiastical dignities, but he was overruled. Turibius was ordained priest and bishop and sent to Peru, where he found colonialism at its worst. The Spanish conquerors were guilty of every sort of oppression of the native population. Abuses among the clergy were flagrant, and he devoted his energies and suffering to this area first.
He began the long and arduous visitation of an immense archdiocese, studying the language, staying two or three days in each place, often with neither bed nor food. Turibius confessed every morning to his chaplain, and celebrated Mass with intense fervor. Among those to whom he gave the Sacrament of Confirmation was the future Saint Rose of Lima, and possibly the future Saint Martin de Porres. After 1590, he had the help of another great missionary, Francis
Solanus, now also a saint.
Though very poor his people were sensitive, dreading to accept public charity from others. Turibius solved the problem by helping them anonymously.
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