The World-VIEW of AB Denis Hurley OMI

Southern Africa has celebrated the birthday of AB Denis Hurley; born 09. Nov. 1915
He is ordained as a RCC Priest 1939, as Bishop 1947 and served the Church as AB of Durban 1951 - 1992. He died 13. Febr. 2004
He has given an insight in his world-view with his article in the Southern-Cross 2003.
This article was re-edited in the SC-edition 16-22.12.2015 [cf. SC 21-27.10.15].
We hope some OMI's of today may have the courage to learn something of the AB.

He sees the BIG BANG as the first creative expression of God's presence. And then in the galaxies and stars all over, in our solar-system, in the whole evolution - He sees: "in all this - God is present". He sees God's presence also as the human family began to experience a sense of the divine; and much more is God present in his revelation to Abraham, to Isaiah etc... but then in Jesus...  The AB writes:
"What an extraordinary development this is of the presence of God in the universe,
a presence nourished and intensified by another expression of divine presence - the presence of Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. 
Denis Hurley's Spirituality is marked by his conviction "God is present" (in the creation, in the evolution, in the world of today). This is why he has seen the Church as a "Community serving Humanity"
This VISION: the PARISH as a "Community" - we have lost...  where is the strategy to build up every Parish to become a real effective Community and "serving Humanity" has vanished or has been replaced by: serving the Church or worse: serving God. 
Because God is in charge - there are a lot of surprises...


Ev. Mk  4.1-20
Jesus speaks to the crowd in parables - they did not understand. The Apostles have the courage to ask... Jesus said: Yes; the insiders will get the key of understanding, but
not the outsiders. Mk - what an idea you have put in the thinking of Jesus ???
Since then we have two level in the Church: the level of understanding, symbolized by the Mitra and the level of the ground, symbolized by the Child. The insiders (mitra) claim to govern, and to understand and to judge all. The outsiders are seen as: the have no idea, they have no key, no word; they hear and will not understand...
"The secret of the Kingdom of God is given to you" (the insiders / the mitra).
This is why they claim: "By the power invested in me...  I tell you..."
What about the Baptism, what about Confirmation...  The Holy spirit is poured out...???