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Forgiving My Sister's Killer POETRY ROUNDUP Forgiving My Sister’s Killer JEANNE BISHOP OF MANY THINGS ne of the greatest Christian “For you, I your God became 106 West 56th Street New York, NY 10019-3803 writers who ever lived is the your son; for you, I the Master took Ph: 212-581-4640; Fax: 212-399-3596 unknown author of this ancient on your form; that of slave; for you, I Subscriptions: 1-800-627-9533 O www.americamagazine.org homily from the second century, a med- who am above the heavens came on facebook.com/americamag itation on Holy Saturday. Happy Easter earth and under the earth; for you, twitter.com/americamag from the editors and staff ofAmerica . man, I became as a man without MATT MALONE, S.J. help, free among the dead; for you, PRESIDENT AND EDITOR IN CHIEF who left a garden, I was handed over Matt Malone, S.J. What is happening? Today there is to Jews from a garden and crucified EXECUTIVE EDITORS Robert C. Collins, S.J., Maurice Timothy Reidy a great silence over the earth, a great in a garden. MANAGING EDITOR Kerry Weber silence, and stillness, a great silence “Look at the spittle on my face, LITERARY EDITOR Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. because the King sleeps; the earth which I received because of you, SENIOR EDITOR AND CHIEF CORRESPONDENT was in terror and was still, because in order to restore you to that first Kevin Clarke God slept in the flesh and raised up divine inbreathing at creation. See EDITOR AT LARGE James Martin, S.J. those who were sleeping from the the blows on my cheeks, which I EXECUTIVE EDITOR, AMERICA FIlmS ages. God has died in the flesh, and accepted in order to refashion your Jeremy Zipple, S.J. the underworld has trembled. distorted form to my own image. POETRY EDITOR Joseph Hoover, S.J. Truly he goes to seek out our “See the scourging of my ASSOCIATE EDITOR AND VATICAN CORRESPONDENT first parent like a lost sheep; he back, which I accepted in order to Gerard O’Connell wishes to visit those who sit in disperse the load of your sins which SENIOR EDITOR Edward W. Schmidt, S.J. ENGAGEMENT AND COmmUNITY EDITOR darkness and in the shadow of was laid upon your back. See my Elizabeth Tenety death. He goes to free the prisoner hands nailed to the tree for a good ASSOCIATE EDITORS Ashley McKinless, Olga Segura Adam and his fellow-prisoner Eve purpose, for you, who stretched out ASSISTANT EDITORS Francis W. Turnbull, S.J., from their pains, he who is God, and your hand to the tree for an evil one. Joseph McAuley Adam’s son. “I slept on the cross and a sword ART DIRECTOR Sonja Kodiak Wilder The Lord goes in to them pierced my side, for you, who slept COLUMNISTS Helen Alvaré, John J. Conley, S.J., holding his victorious weapon, his in paradise and brought forth Eve Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., James T. Keane, John W. Martens, Bill McGarvey, Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, cross. When Adam, the first created from your side. My side healed Margot Patterson, Nathan Schneider, Robert David man, sees him, he strikes his breast the pain of your side; my sleep Sullivan in terror and calls out to all: “My will release you from your sleep in CORRESPONDENTS John Carr (Washington), An- Lord be with you all.” And Christ Hades; my sword has checked the thony Egan, S.J., and Russell Pollitt, S.J. (Johannes- burg), Jim McDermott, S.J. (Los Angeles), Timothy in reply says to Adam: “And with sword which was turned against Padgett (Miami), Steven Schwankert (Beijing), your spirit.” And grasping his hand you. David Stewart, S.J. (London), Judith Valente (Chi- he raises him up, saying: “Awake, O “But arise, let us go hence. The cago), Mary Ann Walsh, R.S.M. (U.S. Church) MODERATOR, CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB sleeper, and arise from the dead, and enemy brought you out of the land Kevin Spinale, S.J. Christ shall give you light. of paradise; I will reinstate you, EDITORIAL E-MAIL “I am your God, who for your no longer in paradise, but on the [email protected] sake became your son, who for you throne of heaven. I denied you the and your descendants now speak tree of life, which was a figure, but PUblISHER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Edward and command with authority those now I myself am united to you, I Spallone. DEPUTY PUblISHER Rosa Del Saz. VICE in prison: Come forth, and those in who am life. I posted the cherubim PRESIDENT/ADVANCEMENT Daniel Pawlus. DEVEL- OpmENT COORDINATOR Kerry Goleski. OPERATIONS darkness: Have light, and those who to guard you as they would slaves; STAFF Chris Keller, Glenda Castro. ADVERTISING sleep: Rise. now I make the cherubim worship CONTACT [email protected]; 212-515-0102. “I command you: Awake, you as they would God. SUBSCRIPTION CONTACT/ADDITIONAL COPIES sleeper, I have not made you to be “The cherubim throne has been [email protected]; 1-800-627-9533 held a prisoner in the underworld. prepared, the bearers are ready Arise from the dead; I am the life and waiting, the bridal chamber © 2015 America Press, Inc. of the dead. Arise, O man, work is in order, the food is provided, of my hands, arise, you who were the everlasting houses and rooms fashioned in my image. Rise, let us are in readiness; the treasures of go hence; for you in me and I in good things have been opened; you, together we are one undivided the kingdom of heaven has been Cover: Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Cathedral in person. prepared before the ages.” Miami, 2014. CNS photo/Tom Tracy Contents www.americamagazine.org VOL. 212 NO. 12, WHOLE NO. 5085 APRIL 6, 2015 ARTICLES 14 PRAISE HIM Celebrating the life and work of Gerard Manley Hopkins Joseph J. Feeney COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS 4 Current Comment 5 Editorial Living Easter 6 Reply All 14 8 Signs of the Times 12 Column The Furious Mysteries James Martin 18 Vatican Dispatch Francis’ Prophecy Gerard O’Connell 23 Vantage Point Meeting the Risen Lord Gerald O’Collins 25 Faith in Focus Do Not Miss This Brian Doyle Lord, Have Mercy Jeanne Bishop 38 The Word One Heart and Soul John W. Martens 25 BOOKS & CULTURE 29 FILM “Wild Tales” and “’71” OF OTHER THINGS Running on Plenty POETRY Spiritual Immobility BOOKS Reading Dante ON THE WEB Stephen J. Binz writes on finding common ground through lectio divina, and a video report from America’s trip to the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Full digital highlights on page 16 and at americamagazine.org/ webfeatures. 29 CURRENT COMMENT campaign pulled the veil back on his true intentions Called to Account. Finally regarding the “peace process,” burning constituents in Israel The battles of a civil war do not end when the fighting and Democratic friends of Israel in Washington alike. stops. Twenty-four years after a peace accord halted Some have already predicted that the pragmatic the bloody civil war in El Salvador, the individuals Netanyahu will find a way to backpedal from his comments responsible for some of the war’s most violent episodes and commitments in order to ensure his “legacy” by the end remain at large and beyond the reach of justice—but of his fourth term of office. But stalemate—or worse—is perhaps not for long. now the prime minister’s legacy, and he seems content to On March 11, a U.S. immigration appeals court ruled accept it. Israeli settlements will encroach deeper into the that a former defense minister from El Salvador living in West Bank, where residents are already deeply embittered the United States could be deported because of his actions by the Israeli occupation. And a fractured West Bank may during the civil war. More significantly, the court also increasingly share in Gaza’s fate as a vast open-air prison ruled that he should be held responsible for the actions for a regional minority group. of the soldiers under his command. Gen. Carlos Eugenio The prime minister said what he said, and at least the Vides Casanova now faces the prospect of returning home charade has ended. Now the only question is how far the to answer for his role in the violent murder of four U.S. United States is prepared to travel alongside Israel as it churchwomen in December 1980, among other crimes. accelerates to an inevitable demographic that is its de facto The decision is a significant breakthrough for all one-state solution. those who have been fighting for justice for the slain churchwomen. Robert E. White, the former ambassador to El Salvador who spent over 30 years lobbying for the cause, Wisdom on Immigration died on Jan. 13, but not before he was able to give testimony In a recent discussion hosted by the Illinois Business against General Vides. The court’s ruling could also lay the Immigration Coalition, Archbishop Blase Cupich of foundation for pursuing other human rights abusers living in Chicago criticized Republican opposition to President the United States and other Western countries. The Center Obama’s proposed immigration reform, stating that it for Justice and Accountability has several cases pending is not enough to simply deny any efforts toward reform. against individuals from Guatemala, Haiti, Chile and other Archbishop Cupich said that the United States “benefits countries. They are also tracking efforts to prosecute those from the toil, the taxes, the purchasing power of a large responsible for the killing of six Jesuits in El Salvador in number [of ] undocumented workers,” yet we are unable to 1989.
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