Ash Wednesday: Harden Not Your Heart
As we embark on our Lenten journey, we must be attentive to the grace of offering ourselves in humility, to the grace of encounter—to harden not our hearts.
As Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Sister Norma Pimentel oversees the charitable arm of the Diocese of Brownsville, providing oversight of various programs: emergency assistance, clinical counseling, housing assistance, pregnancy care and military assistance. In the summer of 2014 she organized the community resources responding to the surge of refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX and its countless volunteers from the around the country have welcomed more than 71,000 individuals from 31 countries. Sister Norma Pimentel earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and graduate degrees in theology and counseling psychology.
Como Directora Ejecutiva de las Caridades Católicas del Valle del Río Grande, la Hermana Norma Pimentel supervisa el brazo caritativo de la Diócesis de Brownsville, supervisando varios programas: asistencia de emergencia, consejería clínica, asistencia en vivienda, atención de embarazo y asistencia militar. En el verano de 2014 organizó los recursos comunitarios que respondían a la oleada de refugiados que buscaban asilo en los Estados Unidos. “The Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen” en McAllen, TX y sus innumerables voluntarios de todo el país han recibido a más de 71,000 personas de 31 países. La hermana Norma Pimentel obtuvo una licenciatura en artes y postgrados en psicología y teología.
As we embark on our Lenten journey, we must be attentive to the grace of offering ourselves in humility, to the grace of encounter—to harden not our hearts.
Al emprender nuestro camino de Cuaresma, debemos estar atentos a la gracia de ofrecernos en humildad, soltando y entregando nuestra vida a Dios que inspira el bien que hacemos.
Para mucha gente de este país, fue fácil mirar hacia otro lado, ya que no fueron testigos de todo esto. Pero ¿cómo no haber cruzado el puente y ponernos a su lado?
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