KALEO PHOENIX

"Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity." - Oscar Romero⁠

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Welcome to Week 8 of our journey through the work of Oscar Romero and the way he preached the Good News of Jesus among the poor and oppressed of El Salvador.⁠ ⁠

You're listening to KALEO STORIES PART V — a unique time of storytelling by people in our community as we simultaneously invite Jesus to help us pay attention to the story of our own life.⁠

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In this chapter, we'll hear stories about expectancy as we lead up to the season of Advent. “Isn't it a mercy that we never get cured of being expectant? It makes life so bearable. However regularly we are disappointed and nothing whatever happens, after the first blow has fallen, after the first catch of the breath, the first gulp of misery, we turn our eyes with all their old eagerness to a point a little further along the road.”

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Our storytellers are @staciej_thepeacepusher, Ricardo Zamudio Guillen, Valeria Bejar, @2livvy4u, and @jisun_myung. 🎙️

You're listening to KALEO STORIES PART V — a unique time of storytelling by people in our community as we simultaneously invite Jesus to help us pay attention to the story of our own life.⁠

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In this chapter, we'll hear stories about expectancy as we lead up to the season of Advent. “Isn't it a mercy that we never get cured of being expectant? It makes life so bearable. However regularly we are disappointed and nothing whatever happens, after the first blow has fallen, after the first catch of the breath, the first gulp of misery, we turn our eyes with all their old eagerness to a point a little further along the road.”

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Our storytellers are @staciej_thepeacepusher, Ricardo Zamudio Guillen, Valeria Bejar, @2livvy4u, and @jisun_myung. 🎙️

You are listening to KALEO STORIES PART V — a unique time of storytelling by people in our community as we simultaneously invite Jesus to help us pay attention to the story of our own life.⁠

⁠

In this chapter, we'll hear stories about expectancy as we lead up to the season of Advent. “Isn't it a mercy that we never get cured of being expectant? It makes life so bearable. However regularly we are disappointed and nothing whatever happens, after the first blow has fallen, after the first catch of the breath, the first gulp of misery, we turn our eyes with all their old eagerness to a point a little further along the road.”

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Our storytellers are @staciej_thepeacepusher, Ricardo Zamudio Guillen, Valeria Bejar, @2livvy4u, and @jisun_myung. 🎙️

KALEO STORIES PART V — a unique time of storytelling by people in our community as we simultaneously invite Jesus to help us pay attention to the story of our own life.⁠

⁠

In this chapter, we'll hear stories about expectancy as we lead up to the season of Advent. “Isn't it a mercy that we never get cured of being expectant? It makes life so bearable. However regularly we are disappointed and nothing whatever happens, after the first blow has fallen, after the first catch of the breath, the first gulp of misery, we turn our eyes with all their old eagerness to a point a little further along the road.”

We're on week 7 of our journey through the work of Oscar Romero and the way he preached the Good News of Jesus among the poor and oppressed of El Salvador.⁠ In this episode, we reflect on Romero's homily from April 9, 1978 and are guided through Luke 24:13-35 as we discuss the importance of pushing back on the line of tolerance for White Supremacy. ⁠

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"In this difficult hour more than ever is there need for prayer united with a genuine will to be converted, prayer that out of intimacy with God cuts one off from the confused clamor of life’s shallow expediencies, a will to be converted that is not afraid to lose prestige or privilege, or to change a way of thinking when it is seen that Christ insists on a new way of thinking more in keeping with his gospel." - Oscar Romero⁠

This episode is week 6 of our journey through the work of Oscar Romero and the way he preached the Good News of Jesus among the poor and oppressed of El Salvador - The Violence of Love.⁠ "God of power and justice, like Jeremiah you weep over those who wander from you, turn aside to other gods, and enter into chaos and destruction. By your tears and through your mercy, teach us your ways and write them on our hearts so that we may follow faithfully the path you show us. Amen."⁠

This is week 5 of our journey through the work of Oscar Romero and the way he preached the Good News of Jesus among the poor and oppressed of El Salvador.⁠ "Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world." - Oscar Romero.

We're on week 4 of our journey through the work of Oscar Romero and the way he preached the Good News of Jesus among the poor and oppressed of El Salvador.⁠ In this episode, we reflect on Romero's homily from February 24, 1980, and are guided through Isaiah 43:14-21. God has always been in the business of liberation and tearing down systems of oppression. ⁠Can you see what God is up to today? Can you see the story He is telling? Will you join Him in the work of liberation?⁠

Recorded September 25, 2022. In this episode Pastor Jimy Martinez joins us as we continue on with week 3 of our journey through the work of Oscar Romero and the way he preached the Good News of Jesus among the poor and oppressed of El Salvador.⁠

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Pastor Jimy is a beloved Community Pastor in Phoenix and has been doing restorative justice work in the city for many years at Neighborhood Ministries.⁠

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Originally from Honduras, he shares a unique cultural connection and has been deeply impacted by the life and story of Oscar Romero. We are honored to have him teach us as we create space to practice the ways of Jesus together as the multi-ethnic family of God.⁠