I'm in the US for a visit, first to the east coast to visit relatives and to give a talk at the University of Scranton, and then to Ames, Iowa, to visit the parish which supports my presence in Honduras as well as projects with the parish of Dulce Nombre de María.
It's strange to be here. Though I've been here less than a week, it seems so long ago that I left Honduras - and I miss it.
I've had to go out and get some things in stores. What I find interesting is that I don't feel pressed to buy a lot - as I would have several years ago. I know what I'm looking for and that usually satisfies me - a new watch, a few clothes, etc. Has my experience in Honduras vaccinated me against rampant consumerism? (I hope so. It also helps that I have a limited budget.)
But there is so much here in the US.
There are good people who have been very kind to me. In Scranton I encountered some students at the U who connect with the poor in the US and elsewhere.
But it's another world and I really do feel more at home in Honduras.
About Me
- John (Juancito) Donaghy
- Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
- I am a permanent deacon in the diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, ordained July 15, 2016. I help in the rural parish of Dulce Nombre de María. From June 2007 to that date I was a lay volunteer with the Catholic diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras. Between 2009 and 2014 I served as associate director of Caritas of the diocese. Soy un diácono permanente en the diócesis de Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras, ordenado el 15 de julio de 2016. The name "Hermano Juancito" - Brother little John or Brother Jack - was given to me by the children in the Suchitoto, El Salvador, countryside in 1992, a "title" which I treasure - worth more than any doctorate.
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Recommended books
- Tim O’Donnell, The Deacon: Icon of Christ the Servant, Minister of the Threshold.
- Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, The Fire Within: Desire, Sexuality, Longing, and God.
- Robert Schreiter, C.PP.S., The Ministry of Reconciliation: Spirituality and Strategies.
- Ronald Rolheiser, Wrestling with God: Finding Hope and Meaning in Our Daily Struggles to Be Human.
- Bill Wylie-Kellermann, Principalities in Particular: A Practical Theology of the Powers That Be
- Michael Casey, Fully Human, Fully Divine: An Interactive Christology
- In the Company of the Poor: Conversations with Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez
- John F. Kavanaugh, S.J., Following Christ in a Consumer Society: The Spirituality of Cultural Resistance
- André Vauchez, Francis of Assisi: the life and afterlife of a medieval saint.
- Dean Brackley, S.J., The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola
- Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., Taking the Plunge: Living Baptism and Confirmation.
- Jim Forest, All is Grace: A Biography of Dorthy Day
- Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation
- Oscar Romero, The Violence of Love
- Jon Sobrino, Where Is God? Earthquake, Terrorism, Barbarity, and Hope
- Ellen F. Davis, Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An agrarian reading of the Bible
- Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness
- Mary Jo Leddy, The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls US Home
- Walter Brueggemann, The Prophetic Imagination
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man
- Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition
- Ignazio Silone, Bread and Wine
- Ignazio Silone, Fontamara
- Megan McKenna, This Will be Remembered of Her: Stories of Women Reshaping the World
- Jim Forest, The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life
- Charles Taylor, Ethics of Authenticity
- James Martin, S.J., My Life with the Saints
- Paul Farmer, Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor
- John W. Kiser, The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria
- John D. Caputo, Philosophy and Theology
- Sheila Cassidy, Sharing the Darkness: The Spirituality of Caring
- Tomáš Halík, Touch the Wounds: On Suffering, Trust, and Transformation
Recommended movies
- A Hidden Life
- Of Gods and Men - Des Hommes et des dieux
- Into Great Silence
- Romero
- Gandhi
- Sophie Scholl
- Babette's Feast
- Motorcycles Diaries
1 comment:
John, I have often felt the same way after coming back from even short trips to Latin America. You are right, and it is inspiring to know that you feel similarly to the way I do. We have a lot, perhaps even too much, and at times I feel that this impedes our satisfaction with life, and the fulfillment that comes to us from it. But, then again, we are all different. I hope to come and visit again some time, and hope to find my own way to stay long term. You are a good man John. Keep living and serving. You are truly an exemplary servant of God and God's people.
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