Enflamed by the Sacramental Word

by Pastro, Vincent J.; Heille, Gregory

• ISBN13: 9781606085257
• ISBN10: 1606085255
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-15
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns

Summary

Christian proclamation, says Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is the living Christ walking among the people. Preachers know that Jesus is the living Word, and that the Spirit of Jesus animates the preaching event. Preaching is an epiclesis, an invocation of the Holy Spirit over God's holy people. As such, it must touch their imagination. Pastro proposes that preaching is the living ecclesial presence of Jesus Christ, Sacramental Word of the God of the poor. The Word speaks from the imagination of the poor-the economic poor, but also the "new poor" of the twenty-first century: entire indigenous cultures, women, those marginalized because of their sexuality, undocumented immigrants in dominant cultures, and many others. All Christian preachers in every context are called to solidarity with the poor.

Author Biography

Vincent J. Pastro is the pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Kent, Washington. He served for five years in Lima, Peru, and has had many years of pastoral experience with Mexican undocumented immigrant communities. He holds a DMin in preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Forward	p. ix
Introduction: The Ojo de Agua	p. 1
Where Have We Been?
The Cry in the Desert	p. 11
lII-Gotten Goods	p. 22
What Does the Sacred Preaching Say to Preachers?	p. 31
Preaching Practicum One	p. 40
Where Are We Now?
Word of Life, Sacrament of Grace	p. 49
Jesus Christ Sacramental Word of the God of the Poor	p. 65
The Church of the Poor, Hearer of the Sacramental Word	p. 89
Preaching Practicum Two	p. 104
Where Are We Going?
A Latin American Theology of the Sacramental Word for the Twenty-First Century	p. 111
Life in Abundance: The Sacramental Word of Indigenous Culture	p. 130
Flor y Canto, Return to the Source	p. 152
Preaching Practicum Three	p. 171
Conclusion: Word, Spirit, and Pueblo	p. 177
Bibliography	p. 181
Scripture Index	p. 187
Subject Index	p. 190
Theologian Index	p. 202
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