We are going into the mind and heart of our Founder, Frank Padilla, and learning even more about the Charism of Missionary Families of Christ.
What is the best way to do that? By going through all of his 52 books.
We are going to discuss one book a week over the course of a year. We encourage you to watch, and share these videos. If you have read the books, you don’t need to watch. If you have not read the book, you must watch. It is the way to get into our Charism more.
El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) Lessons in Servant Leadership
El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St James) has been an attraction for pilgrims for many centuries. It is one of three pilgrimages that have become important for Catholics, the other two being Jerusalem (the Holy Land) and the Vatican (Rome).
St James is the James, who with his brother John and their mother Salome, sought to have places of honor at the right and the left of Jesus. Jesus then took that opportunity to teach the apostles about servant leadership. They never forgot the lesson. James went on to dedicate his life as an apostle and missionary, and ultimately suffered martyrdom.
Today there is a great need for holiness, which necessitates an inner pilgrimage. There is a critical need for Catholics to respond to the call to the New Evangelization, to be among those who are sent, that is, “apostles.” And there is a dire need to raise leaders after God’s own heart, those who will lead and care for the flock of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are fortunate to have many teachers to teach us about authentic servant leadership—from James the Greater, to Samuel the prophet, to David the king, to Peter the first pope, to Paul the great apostle, to Jesus the Messiah. In this book they give us 144 principles of servant leadership.
Take this virtual pilgrimage, and walk the Way of St James toward a more effective servant leadership.
