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It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the Kingdom always lies beyond us.

No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection.
No pastoral visit brings wholeness.
No program accomplishes the Church’s mission.
No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about.

We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well.

It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.

We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.

Seminal Documents for this Unit Movie & Research Questions Background on the Film Biographical Information on Romero Background information on El Salvador Viewing Guide	Quick Links Romero Info Bank Romero Viewing Guide Pax Christi Film info on "Romero"
Time Line of Romero: Week 6: February 11-15 Day 1: Discuss Background and Biographical Information on Romero HW: Finish the appropriate movie questions in your reader p 186 Print out and read p 1 of the Viewing Guide. Choose two of the "Big Picture" Questions that are the most interesting to you. Explain WHY they are... Day 2: Discuss "Big Picture Questions" from Viewing Guide Watch "Romero" HW: Finish up through #8 of the Movie Questions (in the reader). Print out and read through the Romero/Salvador Project Day 3: Watch "Romero" HW: Print out and IPN one article of your choice on your assigned topic (see column on right) Day 4: Finish "Romero" HW: Print out and IPN ANOTHER & different article of your choice on your SAME assigned topic (see column on right)	Research Projects: 1. What is the political, social and economic history of El Salvador US Policy in El Salvador 1980-2000 Civil War Current Situation Timeline-El Salvador History Interview with Robert White, former US Ambassador to El Salvador 2. What were the circumstances that led to the assassinations of the four U.S. church women? What was their background and biography? Sister Dorothy Kazel, modern day martyr Maryknoll Sisters: Martyrdom in El Salvador 3. What were the circumstances that led to the assassinations of the Jesuits in El Salvador (both Rutilio Grande and the six murdered in 1989)? What impact did these deaths have on Romero (Grande), Salvador, and the world? The Jesuit Martyrs Remembering a Salvadoran Martyr: Rutilio Grande, SJ Ordinary People Made Extraordinary Six Priests, Two Others Slain in San Salvador: As It Happened If you know of other websites / resources, please let me know! Week 7: February 19-22 Day 1: Discuss Movie Questions with powerpoint HW: take the two research articles you have read and synthesize the information onto one page in the form of (social) analysis: Who? + What? + Where? + Why? + When? + How? You can do this in bulleted or paranthetical information. Day 2: Finish powerpoint questions Meet with others who have your same topic Fact sheet information HW: Read p 174-7 "Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teaching" In your own words, describe each building block. For example, 1. Principle of Human Dignity = Day 3: Fact Sheet information and clarification Discussion of Catholic Social Teaching. Which principles are upheld & promoted here at SI? Which are compromised/ HW: Create a rough draft of your fact sheet Genocide Awareness Week is next week. We will be attending a session in lieu of class. Monday: 3* and 4* please go to the chapel There are 3 speakers during 5* lunch. These are good GOYB opportunities!

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