30th Anniversary Blog!
30th Anniversary-Temenos Catholic Worker
October, 2024
3?For I passed on to you as of first importance[c ] what I also received—that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, 4?and that he was buried, and that he was raised[d ] on the third day according to the scriptures, 5?and that he appeared to Cephas,[e ] then to the twelve. 6?Then he appeared to more than 500 of the brothers and sisters[f ] at one time, most of whom are still alive,[g ] though some have fallen asleep.[h ] 7?Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8?Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time,[i ] he appeared to me also” I Corinthians 15:3-8) (Net Bible.
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????On October 4, 1994, on Polk? Street, run-down, lined with gay bars, at which young men hustled, as I had five years before in L.A., sex workers, looking to sell their bodies for money to survive.
??? Moving in the day before, and working as a counselor in Marin that day I walked down the street, and asked two young guys, "You hungry, you want some piazza?" And I took them into?Victor’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant, and as Dorothy Day once said, "I began by simply listening! For thirty years, I have continued to do so!
??? This all began on a starry night in the hills of the Ozark around a church campfire, when I was 12, and during the final hymn, my heart was "strangely warmed", and I was called to ministry? I never looked back, from that moment on, I followed Jesus, to feed his lambs! Even when I fall God brings me back, my life is following the Crucified One.
??? Through these years I have come to see there are many ways to God, and the words of Pope Francis, with some words added by me, are true:
"All religions are paths to reach God. They are—
to make a comparison—like different languages, different dialects,
?to get there. But God is God for everyone.
?If you start to fight saying 'my religion is more important than yours,
mine is true and yours isn't', where will this lead us?
There is only one God, and each of us has
a language to arrive at God.
?Some are Sheik, Muslim, Hindu, Christians (LGBTQ+;) they are different ways to God."
????All life is sacred, and each of us has the right to decide how our bodies are to be used; I believe each of us has the Divine Spark within us and is entitled to food, housing, and medical care.
??? Throughout the state of California, cities are now taking advantage of recent court rulings and are now breaking up campsites, and forcing people out of their cities.
??? The painful reality is people without housing are being treated as if they are nobodies, with no rights; cities are even passing laws to limit low-income people from existing within the city limits.
??? I hear the cries of suffering from people without housing, and I hear the ancient cries of the Hebrews in Egypt.
??? Dorthy Day once called our government, "A dirty rotten system", and she never cast a ballot.? How right her words continue to be! ?
??? This morning as I read of the treatment of the unhoused across the state, I cried, and I vomited!
??? As I raised my head I heard Jesus, saying to each one of us:
31?“When[a ] the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32?All[b ] the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33?He[c ] will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34?Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who my Father blesses, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35?For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36?I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 37?Then the righteous will answer him,[d ] ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38?When[e ] did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 39?When[f ] did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40?And the king will answer them,[g ] ‘I tell you the truth,[h ] just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters[i ] of mine, you did it for me.’
41?“Then he will say[j ] to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! 42?For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. 43?I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44?Then they too will answer,[k ] ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’ 45?Then he will answer them,[l ] ‘I tell you the truth,[m ] just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 46?And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”[n ]
And I pledge my solemn vow to do my best to follow Jesus feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, comforting the lonely, visiting those in prison, preaching, and reminding people that we are part of a kaleidoscope of colors, a rainbow of colors, all equal and welcome in God's eyes! ????There is a Divine Spark within each one of us, cultivate, and develop it until the reign of God grows to its fullest on earth! Deo Gratias! Thanks be to God!
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30th Anniversary Celebration
Temenos Catholic Worker
Saturday, November 9, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Victor’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant
1411 Polk Street
San Francisco, California
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“Preach the Gospel at all times, use words if necessary!”
St. Francis of Assisi
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May the work of
“figuring people out”
Never replace the work of knowing people
And loving people
And giving them room
To confound
And inspire
And surprise me
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30th Anniversary Celebration
Victor’s Pizza
6 p.m.
November 9, 2024
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Dr. River Damien Carlos Sims, D.Min, D.S.T.
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