Fr. Enrique
Rector
Meet Fr. Enrique·
Ramblings from Enrique
Meet Fr. Enrique
His ministry has taken place in the south of Mexico, in the state
of Tabasco,and
the state of
Chiapas; in Vancouver, Canada and in the United States, in the city
of Rochester,
New
York.
The primary way that he has always expressed his priesthood is through
identification
with the needs of the people; first, in the rural areas of Tabasco and
the
“misery belts”
around the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas and also with the
migrant
communities in
Vancouver and in the heart of the city in Rochester.
Enrique has a Masters in Family Therapy and has conducted retreats in Chiapas
Mexico,
bringing people from the United States to “share the life of the poor.” Through
these
retreats, he has aimed to build a bridge of human respect and solidarity.
He has been famous for reminding everyone to “stay in touch with your own story,”
to
“have a dream” and to “continue on your journey, seeking what you are called to
seek.”
Enrique lives out his own advice as he follows his own journey, which like anyone
else,
this journey has been frought with difficult decisions, challenges, and
temptations. Yet
being authentic with his own call, Enrique separated himself from
the Roman Catholic
Church in the struggle of Corpus Christi Church in 1998. He remained with an
independent Catholic community for a few years.
In his personal discernment he turned to the Episcopal
Church and was received in Oct. 4 of 2003 and Installed as Rector of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Holley NY in March of 2004.
A new call was done to Fr. Enrique in an agreement to become the Rector of two churches in
December of 2005. St Paul's Church in Holley and Christ Church in Albion while maintaining their
own identities will share the gifts of his ministry.
Enrique is always eager to entertain a new reality, to reach out and risk loving others rather than risk losing himself.
Dear Community:
—with much love,Fr. Enrique Cadena
Fr. Enrique was born in Mexico, City. He is the second of three brothers and had a great
relationship with his father who died at 80 years of age in 1998.
Enrique joined the Order of the Missionaries of the
Holy Spirit and was
ordained a Priest in that Order in May 29 of 1982.
Ramblings from Enrique
Words from Father Enrique.
We are starting a New Year and I wish to say that we are entering better times, but it is so
hard to think about this when we have so much violence and the possibility that our war might
extend to Iran. Even worst when at the roots of conflict there are religious convictions and
the Bible gets used to justify war.
Fr. Enrique
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