The injustices in our world today will not be defeated if the followers of Jesus remain silent within their sanctuaries.

Historically, catechumenate processes in the church were always public in character. People were formed gradually within the worshiping community through prayer, Scripture, shared meals, acts of mercy, and participation in the liturgical life of the church.

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We must remember that the Nakba is not merely history, but an ever-present reality.

Jesus loved and cherished women and committed to listening to their stories. Jesus models this attitude for us by crossing social boundaries to have a conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. He goes out of his way to listen to her story, and the result is the longest theological conversation recorded in the Gospels.