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The reason for this essay is not to persuade the minds of its readers. However, what I do intend to do is introduce to the readers the philosophical words and powerful confidence of Archbishop Romero. First I will give a brief but detailed introduction of Archbishop Oscar before explaining why I feel Oscar Romero in regards to previous course lectures, group discussions and the book “The Violence of Love” by James Brockman; is an ethical prophet in the tradition of Hebrew prophecy in the eighth century B.C.E. I will also discuss and summarize three elements of prophecy that I feel applied to Romero’s courageous role in life during his time. Lastly I will include a subjective response around a select few of quotations by Archbishop Romero and discuss how his challenging and demanding words altered the way I see ministry today.
Oscar Romero was born August 15, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. Romero became a carpenter when he was 13, but Romero’s apprenticeship in carpentry didn’t last long because Romero had a strong calling to serve as a Catholic priest. At the age of 14, Romero left home and entered seminary school where he studied in El Salvador and Rome and became ordained in 1942. Romero spent the first two decades of his ministerial career in San Miguel as a parish priest and diocesan secretary. In 1970 he served four years as the auxiliary bishop of San Salvador until the Vatican appointed him the diocese in Santiago de Maria, a poor region that included his childhood hometown. In 1977 Romero returned to San Salvador to succeed the aging metropolitan archbishop (2014).
In 1977 he returned to the capital to succeed San Salvador's aged metropolitan archbishop. Romero’s prominence...

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... to exercise a habit of virtue. Romero did this for his people and he did it with a courage I often wish I had. He was willing to face destruction and speak on behalf of justice for the poor regardless of the consequences.

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Archbishop Oscar A. Romero. {2014). Retrieved March 19, 2014 from https://www.un.org

Burrow, R. (Director) (2014, February 11). The Promise of God. Prophetic and Ethical Witness of the Church. Lecture conducted from Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis.

Burrow,R. (Director) (2014, March 18) We have the capacity to be Rational. Prophetic and Ethical Witness of the Church. Lecture conducted from Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis.

Heschel, A.J. (2001). The Prophets. New York: Perennial (pp. 42, 231,468)

Romero, O. A., & Brockman, J. R. (2004). The violence of love. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books.

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