Archbishop naumann biography of abraham
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By: Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, columnist for The Leaven Catholic Newspaper
Originally published in The Leaven on October 6,
One of the most exquisite artistic features of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kansas, is the stained-glass windows. The seven windows high on the back sanctuary wall depict biblical events that are relevant to the meaning of the celebration of the Eucharist.
One of the biblical scenes portrayed is an angel preventing Abraham from slaying and sacrificing his son Isaac. This event found in the Book of Genesis is shocking. God had promised Abraham that a great nation would come from his descendants. It was in their old age that Sarah and Abraham had finally conceived a child. Why in the world would Abraham ever consider killing his long-awaited son? Why would he think this could somehow be pleasing to God?
You will recall that God asked Abraham to leave his native land and come to what we today call the Holy Land. It includes modern-day Pale
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by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann
I urge everyone to pray a daily rosary for peace in the Holy Land. The brutality of the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel were crimes against humanity. The brutal murders of innocent civilians, particularly children, were morally appalling.
Israel has a right and responsibility to defend its citizens. Hamas’ plea for a ceasefire, after initiating the war and inflicting a heavy death toll on Israeli civilians, is a disingenuous and self-serving gesture. Hamas should immediately release all hostages.
I have been to the Holy Land five times. The Holy Land is often referred to as the “Fifth Gospel.” The ability to visit sites such as — 1) the actual sites of the Annunciation and the Nativity of Jesus; 2) Nazareth, the hometown of Our Lord; 3) Galilee where Jesus exercised much of his public ministry; 4) the Upper Room in Jerusalem where Our Lord celebrated the Last Supper, appeared on Easter night to the apostles and the Holy Spiri
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Archbishop Naumann: Scripture exhorts faithful to welcome the migrant, alien
Kansas City, Mo., Feb 2, / pm
In his latest column, Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann weighed in on the volatile national immigration debate, saying that Scripture exhorts faithful to welcome the stranger and the alien, not as an option--but as a responsibility.
The Archbishop wrote in regard to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Justice for Immigrants Campaign which advocates comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S.
Citing a joint pastoral letter drafted bygd the Bishops of the U.S. and Mexico in called, “Strangers No Longer: Together On a Journey of Hope,” Archbishop Naumann said that the Biblical Abraham han själv as well as his descendents “knew what it was like to be strangers in a strange land.”
The document points out that “The key events in the history of the Chosen People of enslavement bygd the Egyptians and of liberation bygd God led to the commandments regarding strangers (Ex