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James R. Brockman

Autor/a de Romero: a Life

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James R. Brockman, who died in 1996, was a Jesuit priest and a former editor of America magazine.

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Data de naixement
1926-08-03
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Professions
priest (Roman Catholic)
teacher
chaplain (hospital)

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A detailed account of the newly canonized Saint Romero. This was particularly meaningful for me as I was reading it during a trip to El Salvador to take part in the canonization celebrations. This is not a quick read. Brockman includes excerpts from hundreds of letters and sermons as well as detailed accounts of minor meetings between Romero and bishops, politicians, and friends. This is not an inspirational, light biography of Romero and his war-torn country.

A few good quotes:

Christianity demands, by vocation, the forming of community. The communities must embody the values of the gospel, must be consciously a part of the universal church, and must be a leaven in the world to extend God's kingdom. (p. 194)

How I would like to cry out over all the fields of El Salvador this night the angels' great news: Fear not! A Savior is born! What now seems insoluble, a dead end, God is already marking with a hope. (p. 215, from a Christmas sermon)
… (més)
 
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gregscheer | Oct 30, 2018 |

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6
Membres
128
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#157,245
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½ 4.3
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1
ISBN
5
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