From a Catholic school alum, a response to President Trump’s call to prayer

As a young man who grew up in the town of Pittsburg, the San Francisco Gulf region consisted of my school uniform, a ash color, a white dress shirt and a burgundy V -neck sweater. 10. I walked from the apartment of my family on Street to the west, turned left to Montezuma and came to the St. Peter Martyr campus about 15 minutes.

My teachers were nuns, the priests of the congregation were dominic, and the market was a mass of belief, humility and grace.

I’m not sinless. I am a flawed man and the church is a flawed institution.

But I wonder the political discourse of my favorite St. Peter Martyr teachers – Roberta, Eileen and Estelle’s sisters – the allegations of religiosity and Christian faith are not always supported by words and actions from a certain world leader.

If they teach today, the nuns would tell everyone in the classroom to remove their pencils and books and write a letter to the President.

Here’s going.

Dear President Trump:

Have you ever heard of Peter Martyr School?

Probably no, but I’m a screed. The school took the name of Aziz Peter from Verona, who campaign against heresy and paid the price when one of Cathars sank into the skull. I think politics hasn’t changed much for centuries.

By the way, good work in your presentation lately National Bible MuseumHere you have initiated the attempt of “American Prayers” attempt to celebrate spirituality and restore our identity as a nation under God. And congratulations for your missionary work. I see it is broken $ 1.3 million for “God bless the US Bible”.

I love what you say: “You must have religion to have a great nation. I believe in this very much. After all this, there must be something – and something is God. “

Well, Mr. President and not surprising, considering that You once sought your favorite book in the Bible. But I know that in my own life, I need to go back from the pages occasionally to ground myself.

Here is an idea:

I will share a Bible verse and then follow you with a new quote. It is nothing because I have judged or. But we all can benefit spiritually by asking if God will approve of how we carry out ourselves in our own lives.

Are you ready?

Corinthians 12: “Love is patient and gentle; love is not jealous or boasting; is not arrogant or rude.”

Embers: “You know, Biden was always an average manBut he was never a smart man. … 30 years ago, you were coming back 40 years ago, he was a stupid man, but he was always a son of a bitch. “

Trial Subject: It is explained by some behavioral therapists by some behavioral therapists as a sign of insecurity, weakness or unhappy childhood. Write 500 words in handwriting about how any of them can apply to you.

Creation 2:15: “The Lord took the man of God, and put it in the Garden of the Eden Garden to work and keep it.”

Embers: “This climate change, This is the biggest job I think it has never spread to the world… All these estimates made by the United Nations and others were often wrong for bad reasons, it was made by stupid people. … If you don’t move away from this green deception, your country will fail. “

Trial subject: Despite the molten cage, deadly storms, disappeared shores and the increasing horror of widespread scarcity, if the gardener was a national forest, would you extend Adam or Eve or both and can prevent you from opening anything to the drilling?

John 3:17: “But if someone has the goods of the world and sees his brother in need, if he closes his heart against him, how does the love of God fit him?”

Embers: “His Time to finish the unsuccessful experiment open limits. Now you have to finish. This – I can tell you. I’m really good about this. Your countries go to hell. “

Trial subject: Probably, as mortals, assume divine powers, to hell – or all countries, in this case – condemn a blasphemy action?

Leviticus 19: “Foreigners who live between them need to be treated as native born. I love them like yourself, because you were foreigners in Egypt.”

Embers: “They eat dogsPeople who come eat cats. They eat the pets of people living there, and this is what happens in our country, and this is a shame. “

Trial Subject: You once said that the immigrants “poisoned the blood of our country ve and still two of your late mother and three spouses were migrated. Have you been attractive for the deportation of no one or three, and if so, in which order?

Psalm 103: “The Lord is merciful and elegant, slow to anger, plenty of love.”

Embers: “Happy Memorial Day to Everyone, Including filth These last four years have tried to destroy our country. “

Trial subject: Considering that Jesus will not call half of the population of the United States of the United States, and probably protesting the ice raids in home tanks, can you say that God’s Son is a member of the extreme radical left?

Matthew 5: “You heard you say ‘love your neighbor and hate your enemy’.

Embers: “I hate my opponent And I don’t want the best for them. … I can’t stand my opponent. “

Trial subject: What is the say, and you are probably created by the radical left – turn the other cheeks or treat others as you will allow you to treat you?

Bonus Points: At what age did you start to pull the wings of the butterflies, and if any, which of the 10 orders did not break?

Matthew 23: “Whoever glorifies himself will be humble, and who will be glorified to humble.”

Embers: “I was saved by God To make America wonder again. “

Mr. President, you recently said, “I want to try and go to heavenif possible. “

Hallellujah and Amen. And yes, it is possible.

But first you should write and read 1,000 times, Intelligence. (As a result, the prayer that ends: “With the help of grace, I solve definitely to commit more sin and avoid the close situation of sin. Amen.”)

Sisters Roberta, Eileen and Estelle will be waiting for you at their pearl gates. And trust me – they will know if he did his homework.

Steve.lopez@latimes.com