Strong Echoes

In today’s highlight of moral issues: leadership of clergy in the Catholic Church; seen as a major backlog of urgent need that came out as the topic of our guest speaker. She’s Dr Monica Applewhite, Ph.D. who presented ‘leadership’ in perspective held at St Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers; a huge place, a better rendezvous for this event. Understanding the problem as the first item brought us to embrace our roles as priests; safe environments for children and adolescents the main issue that was explored and shared. The clergy of the whole archdiocese of New York attended this session with learning experience; it’s an update and a continuing information that Church’s faith points to a shared witness. With the presence of our beloved Cardinal Egan who reinforced a plea for his clergy people, alertness, action, vigilance and prayer that’s how he drew the process in a nutshell. Defined as a decision that demands seriousness, our discipleship, our calling entails commitment; as men of God in service to his own people, our priority has its share of sorrows and joys. To battle with the world, the flesh and the devil, these are constant forces, tests and trials; involved in this journey of following him, Christ, our model and source of inspiration. The cost of discipleship for someone like me, embraces situations common to all people how life is being led with depth and allegiance; a biblical portrait, a priority matter, that Christ – has called me to commit and be of service.