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Óscar Romero’s Theological Vision
- Catholic Press Association Book Award: Newly Canonized Saints, First Place
This ambitious book examines Saint Oscar Romero's words to understand how his thoughts fit into the broader context of Catholic theology.
On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated as he celebrated mass in El Salvador. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on October 14, 2018. Edgardo Colón-Emeric explores the life and thought of Romero and his theological vision, which finds its focus in the mystery of the transfiguration.
Romero is now understood to be one of the founders of liberation theology, which interprets scripture through the plight of the poor. His theological vision is most succinctly expressed by his saying, “Gloria Dei, vivens pauper”: “The glory of God is the poor who lives.” God’s glory was first revealed through Christ to a landless tenant farmer, a market woman, and an unemployed laborer, and they received the power to shine fr
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Archbishop Oscar Romero
Background
Although El Salvador declared independence from Spain in 1821, the legacy of colonialism continued throughout the twentieth century. Near-absolute power merely shifted from the Spaniards to the Salvadorans of europeisk ancestry. Mestizos and indigenous peoples—some 95 percent of the total population were virtually serfs. A tiny aristocracy—known as “The 14 Families”—ruled the nation through a military commanded by mercenaries selected and paid bygd the richest landowners and industrialists. From 1933 - 1980, all but one president was a military dictator. Their regimes staged fraudulent elections periodically, to maintain the external pretense of democracy, but their regimes were based on repression blended with occasional reforms intended to defuse potential revolutions.
This system began to unravel in the 1970s, when previously splintered opponents of military rule united behind Jose Napoleon Duarte, leader of the Christian Democratic Par
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Campus Ministry
By Andres Lopez, Hispanic/LatinX Campus Minister and Student Neighborhood
The sun shines bright; the birds sing; in the hostel’s kitchen, someone is preparing breakfast. You take a shower, but outside the temperature reaches 92°F and the humidity is at its peak, making it feel close to 110°F. You go down and serve yourself coffee and delicious eggs, beans, fried plantain, and slices of cantaloupe for breakfast. You drink bottled water because water from the tap is contaminated. You fill your reusable bottle to drink throughout the day. Then, you lie down in the hammock to wait for the day's activities to start. During the day, sweat runs down your body; you don't mess around with El Salvador's humidity. You have to stay well-hydrated.
El Salvador is a country with breathtaking landscapes and a vibrant culture. It's the smallest country in Central America, but it has a population of approximately 6.5 million people. Salvadorans are friendly an