A Wonderful and Sacred Mystery

A Wonderful and Sacred Mystery

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Guide us in the way of justice and truth
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God
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A Wonderful and Sacred Mystery
The Church’s way of reconciliation and forgiveness
God's love is too great to be confined to any one side of a conflict. Desmond Tutu
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We bring our mental models
Setting us free from bondage
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Moralizing or conflict management?
Do you want to be right or do you want to save lives?
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"Your sermons are too long"
They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word
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Change in the parish
It will not go the way you imagined
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What is a parish to do?
Shape a dense organizational culture that advances the three purposes of the parish church
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Freedom and responsibility
A decline in responsibility, follow-through, and self-control
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Virtue
"Rational reflection can lead us to a principle or a standard, but the virtuous life requires a story"
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Piety
The Feast of Edith Stein (Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
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The Undoer of Knots
The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Justice and truth
A sound of sheer silence
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