{"id":925,"date":"2018-10-18T18:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/?p=925"},"modified":"2018-10-18T18:53:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:53:21","slug":"prophets-of-a-future-not-our-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/2018\/10\/18\/prophets-of-a-future-not-our-own\/","title":{"rendered":"prophets of a future not our own"},"content":{"rendered":"
words by jenny<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As an undergrad at North Park University, I had the opportunity to take a couple classes at the seminary, under an African scholar named Kazi Joshua.\u00a0 <\/span>I would walk into Nyvall Hall to sit in a small classroom with students who felt so much older and experienced than I (even though, in many cases, it was maybe only a few years and a summer at camp that did).\u00a0 <\/span>Theological and Biblical Foundations for Justice stretched me, but also started to put language to many realities that I had felt were true about my faith for some time.\u00a0 <\/span>Kazi would slip effortlessly between a teaching style that mimicked the Western world of his academic experience and that which was energetic preaching that I imagine was true to his Malawian roots. It was an honor and a privilege to sit under his teaching.<\/p>\n
At the start of every single class, Kazi would have us read aloud a prayer together known as the Oscar Romero prayer.\u00a0 <\/span>The prayer was written by Cardinal Dearden\u00a0 <\/span>in honor of the Archbishop and the spirit of the words certainly reflect the life and ministry of Romero, who was a leader in fighting poverty and an advocate for social justice.\u00a0 <\/span>The words became so important to me during my college chapter and continue to be to this day.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated in 1980 while celebrating mass.\u00a0 <\/span>Last week, Romero was canonized in the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n
The words of the Romero prayer hang in our dinning room; a constant reminder to us of who we are and who we serve.\u00a0 <\/span>May we all continue to be shaped by the life and example of this great Saint.<\/p>\n