 Oscar
Romero: Memories in Mosaic
by Maria Lopez Vigil, translated by Kathy Ogle
"One only needs to open this book by Maria Lopez Vigil to finish
reading it in one sitting. The author's remarkable talents combine with
the compelling figure of Monsenor Romero in a book that is truly splendid."
- Jon Sobrino, SJ Interviews with some 200 people who knew Oscar Romero
from his childhood to the time of his assassination on March 24, 1980.
Their tales and anecdotes, artfully arranged and held together by Maria
Lopez Vigil's own remarkable writing, allow the reader an intimate look
at Romero and the tumultuous times in which he lived.
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 Oscar
Romero: Relfections on His Life and Writings
by Marie Dennis, Renny Golden and Scott Wright
"It is an extraordinary privilege to read this account of Oscar
Romero because it reveals his deep inner spirit. To know him in this
way becomes a call to find the face of God in the poor as he did and
to live the way of gospel love, whatever the cost. Romero is surely
a 'spiritual master' of this century." Presents the spirituality
of Oscar Romero through his life, words and Gospel witness. Romero was
a pastor, showing compassion to the poor and marginalized in El Salvador.
But he was also a prophet, illuminating the conflictive history of the
Salvadoran people with the light of the Gospel. He was, finally, a martyr,
mixing his blood with the blood of his people, offering his life out
of love for the poor.
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 Truth
and Memory
The Church and Human Rights in El Salvador
and Guatemala
Edited by Michael A. Hayes and David Tombs
"Truth and Memory was born out of wanting
to remember the contribution of two Latin American bishops, Archbishop
Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Bishop Juan Gerardi of Guatemala, to
truth and human rights. It is also an attempt to keep alive the significance
of their work. These bishops spoke the truth and were silenced as a
result... The paradox is that in the presence of annihilation, destruction
and radical evil, hope comes into its own. - Bernadette Porter
A moving tribute to the legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero
and Bishop Juan Gerardi and their courageous defense of human rights
in El Salvador and Guatemala. Fourteen reflections by Latin American
liberation theologians, women and solidarity activists delve into the
meaning for us of the martyrs, truth and dangerous memories, hope and
the quest for life in a time when the poor of the world are excluded
and forgotten. Part I: Oscar Romero and Juan Gerardi. Part II: Human
Rights & the Commitment to Life. Part III: A Theology of Memory
and Truth. Part IV: Theology and the Quest for Liberation.
Gracewing * United Kingdom * 304 pages * $24.00
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 The
People's Church
Bishop Samuel Ruiz of Mexico
and Why He Matters
by Gary MacEoin
A sea change in what it means to be church is sweeping the Mexican
state of Chiapas. Impoverished people are being empowered to take up
their mats and walk. The wind behind this movement in Bishop Samuel
Ruiz. He has enraged cattle barons and land owners who resent his role
in ending the exploitation of native peoples. The church is alive in
Chiapas - and Gary MacEoin reveals the powerful lessons it holds for
all who seek to build a church that is building life.
Crossroad * Available from EPICA * 184 pages * $16.95
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