111. About Justice, A Meditation by Fr Mongillo with Ann Garrido The Good Shepherd and the Child

"One body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call. One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” Ephesians 4:4-6 
 
“What have we done to Christianity? We have made it into a lot of rules; but Christianity is to enjoy a Person.” Fr Dalmazio Mongillo 
 
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Ann Garrido joins us to discuss Fr Mongillo’s article, About Justice, A Meditation, from the 1999 Journal of The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd where he defines justice in the religious sense and how it applies to our life in the atrium with children.  
 
Read Mongillo’s article, About Justice, A Meditation HERE. 
 
Ann Garrido has been a catechist of the Good Shepherd since 1996.  She currently serves as a Level One catechist at her parish while she also serves as a formation leader for the US Association at all three levels.  Ann is an Associate Professor at Aquinas Institute of Theology, a graduate school of theology and ministry in the Dominican tradition.  She is the author of multiple works, including her newest book Redeeming Power about the healthy and holy exercise of leadership. 
 
 
Further Reading: 
 
Journal Articles by Fr Mongillo: 
History and Prayer 2004 Journal  
About Justice: A Meditation 1999 Journal – Read HERE 
Covenant, Collaboration, & Children 2007 Journal  
A Letter from Father Mongillo 2006 Journal  
Learning to Love 2009 Journal – Purchase HERE Read HERE 
The Vocation to Become Human 2011 Journal – Purchase HERE 
Sofia’s article about Fr Mongillo from the 2006 Journal, read HERE 
A Year with Sofia Cavalletti by Ann Garrido 
Essential Realities, Ch. 2 Catechesis as Celebration by Fr Mongillo 
 
ANN’S NEW BOOK – REDEEMING POWER  
 
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