Why Liberation?
“Peace is not the product of terror or fear.
Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.
Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.
Peace is the generous,
tranquil contribution of all
to the good of all.
Peace is dynamism.
Peace is generosity.
It is right and it is duty"
-Oscar Romero
“We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble, and only from our humility can learn to be redeemers, can learn to work together in the way the world really needs. Liberation that raises a cry against others is no true liberation. Liberation that means revolutions of hate and violence and takes away lives of others or abases the dignity of others cannot be true liberty. True liberty does violence to self and, like Christ, who disregarded that he was sovereign becomes a slave to serve others.”
-Oscar Romero
Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.
Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.
Peace is the generous,
tranquil contribution of all
to the good of all.
Peace is dynamism.
Peace is generosity.
It is right and it is duty"
-Oscar Romero
“We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble, and only from our humility can learn to be redeemers, can learn to work together in the way the world really needs. Liberation that raises a cry against others is no true liberation. Liberation that means revolutions of hate and violence and takes away lives of others or abases the dignity of others cannot be true liberty. True liberty does violence to self and, like Christ, who disregarded that he was sovereign becomes a slave to serve others.”
-Oscar Romero
"What does it mean today to be Jesuit? To commit oneself to the standard of the cross in the crucial fight of our time: The fight for the faith and the fight for the justice that the same faith demands. We will not work in the promotion of justice without paying the price."
This plaque sits underneath the photo of Oscar Romero in the chapel University of Central America (UCA) in San Salvador. About 200 meters from where this plaque lies, six Jesuit priests, including the rector and vice-rector of the UCA, El Salvador's most prestigious university, their housekeeper, and their daughter, were murdered in their beds by US-backed Salvadoran government troops on November 16, 1989.
This plaque sits underneath the photo of Oscar Romero in the chapel University of Central America (UCA) in San Salvador. About 200 meters from where this plaque lies, six Jesuit priests, including the rector and vice-rector of the UCA, El Salvador's most prestigious university, their housekeeper, and their daughter, were murdered in their beds by US-backed Salvadoran government troops on November 16, 1989.
This is the yard outside the Jesuit residence at the University of Central America. Here, five of the priests were dragged out of their beds around 4 am in the morning, made to lie face down, and shot. The rosebushes and plants symbolize the six priests, as well as the housekeeper and her daughter. The husband of the housekeeper provided and planted the rosebushes in this garden.