FEEDING THE SPIRIT
Acts 2 closes with a community in unity (verses 42-47) and mentions that believers continue to share table fellowship regardless of cultural differences.
Today, to break bread in diversity requires us to value ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity as tongues of fire. My participation in the International Youth Advisory Body for the Dicastery of Laity and Family Life has helped me realize that being ONE Church requires patience. Twenty of us young people from all over the world form this committee. Te first year, we felt like we did not advance in projects because we had to communicate in multiple languages with interpretation. Nonetheless, what we saw at first as chaos and language barriers became lessons of bridge-building and valorizing each member’s gifts regardless of language. Tis committee has taught me that, in a diverse Church, moving forward is sometimes moving backward or not moving at all, and that unity does not mean uniformity. Our Church is a constant Pentecost of tongues of fire reaching out to the world. We as disciples need to speak to the heart of the people through liturgy, music, symbols, and rituals that transmit the salvific message. If Jesus is our Lord, then all of His people are our brothers and sisters.
Brenda Noriega is a young minister committed to accompaniment and evangelization. Brenda earned a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministries from the University of Santa Clara. Brenda collaborates in
multiple national and international committees representing young people, including the International Youth Consultative Body for the Dicastery of Laity and Family Life. She is passionate about holistic and transformational ministry including life, dignity, justice, and mission. Brenda is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Teology and Education at the School of Teology and Ministry in Boston College.
Brenda Noriega es una joven comprometida al acompañamiento y la evangelización de jóvenes. Obtuvo una maestría en ministerios pastorales de la Universidad de Santa Clara. Brenda colabora en múltiples comités nacionales e internacionales incluyendo el Organismo Consultivo Internacional de la Juventud para el Dicasterio de los Laicos y la Vida Familiar en Roma. Brenda es apasionada por una pastoral holística y transformacional que incluye la vida, la dignidad, la justicia y la misión. Ella es actualmente una estudiante del programa de doctorado en Teología y Educación en la Escuela de Teología y Ministerio en Boston College.
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