Could 16, 2018
The historical past of Catholicism within the native American nations is
little identified, however is rife with classes for lay spirituality,
inculturation, and the New Evangelization. In the present day’s visitor,
journalist Peter Jesserer Smith, shares a few of the holy treasures
of American historical past, corresponding to Joseph Chiwatenhwa and Marie Aonetta,
the Huron “energy couple” of evangelization, and the martyrs
(numbering over a thousand) of the La Florida missions.
Hyperlinks
Homily of Pope St. John Paul II on the Martyrs’ Shrine (Huronia)
on Saturday, 15 September 1984
https://w2.vatican.va/content material/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1984/paperwork/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840915_santuario-huronia.html
Associates of God: The Early Native Huron Church in
Canada, by Bruce Henry (tells the story of Joseph Chiwatenhwa
and Marie Aonetta) http://www.wyandot.org/friendsofgod.htm
Eustace Ahasistari, Catholic Huron warrior, as described by
Jesuit missionaries
https://books.google.com/books?id=xqRBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=Eustace+Ahasistari&supply=bl&ots=7ifewQvpp4&sig=1sIn-WpAEKEBgaaEQOhwVvJDkfk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjehPf5ku_aAhWMnOAKHU7dDzYQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=Eustacepercent20Ahasistari&f=false
Articles by Peter Jesserer Smith
America’s first paths of holiness: Lives of indigenous saints
and martyrs
https://angelusnews.com/content material/america-s-first-paths-of-holiness-lives-of-indigenous-saints-and-martyrs
Lots of of Martyrs Sow the Seeds of Religion in the USA
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/north-american-martyrs-sow-the-seeds-of-faith-in-the-new-world
St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Our Saint for All Seasons
http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-tekakwitha-our-saint-for-all-seasons
A holy marriage gave the Church a neighborhood of native saints,
and St. Kateri Tekakwitha
http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/a-holy-marriage-gave-the-church-a-community-of-native-saints-and-st-kateri-tekakwitha
St. Kateri and the 4 Holy Martyrs from Kahnawake
http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-and-the-four-holy-martyrs-from-kahnawake
A confirmed path to holiness: Mentoring a saint
https://angelusnews.com/content material/a-proven-path-to-holiness-mentoring-a-saint
Trigger Opens for Nicholas Black Elk, Holy Man of the Lakota
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cause-opens-for-nicholas-black-elk-holy-man-of-the-lakota
Timestamps:
Peter Jesserer Smith interview
3:25 Why is native American Catholic historical past and tradition
necessary for the New Evangelization?
6:37 St. John Paul II’s 1984 handle on the Martyr’s Shrine in
Huronia
7:35 What have been the missionaries impressed with in native
American cultures? What facets of native cultures resonated with
the Gospel? Within the Nice Lakes area: family-based societies,
devotion to the Creator
11:29 The lay missionary energy couple of the Huron: Joseph
Chiwatenhwa (a convert of St. Jean de Brebeuf) and his spouse Marie
Aonetta
13:51 Native American societies have been arrange virtually extra just like the
United States than like Europe, so the outdated European mannequin of
“convert the king and the folks will observe” was and is
out of date
16:16 Extra on Joseph and Marie. Girls have quite a lot of authority in
Native societies on this area, so Marie’s lively involvement in
evangelization is crucial
20:35 Hostility from some natives as a result of Jesuits inadvertently
introduced illness, resulting in Chiwatenhwa’s martyrdom
32:02 Joseph Chiwatenhwa was the primary lay parish administrator
in Canada; Native converts’ devotion to the Eucharist, the Liturgy
of the Hours, and the Rosary
34:18 Not all the pieces in Huron tradition was appropriate with the
Catholic religion. What wouldn’t it have meant to be a Huron warrior who
was additionally a Christian? Instance: Eustace Ahasistari
40:00 Humorous—properly, it’s fascinating—it’s not
hilarious—story about Eustace Ahasistari’s and St. Isaac
Jogue’s very totally different responses to torture
44:35 Explanation why these native Catholics haven’t been
canonized; their persevering with relevance
47:30 Ritual adoption and the way it helped transmit the Gospel
between tribes and nations—all the best way to St. Kateri Tekakwitha;
the significance of preserving the languages which unfold the
religion
52:38 The a whole bunch of martyrs of the La Florida missions
59:04 The lead martyr, Antonio Cuipa
1:11:18 The teachings of inculturation in native American nations
are more and more related at a time when increasingly American
Catholic thinkers are questioning the foundations of our nation
and proposing numerous options
1:12:14 This week’s excerpt: Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein
