Finding the 'seeds of the word' with Bishop Ruiz

Feb 18, 2000

To remember the life of Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, who passed away Monday at 86, we present another special feature from the NCR archives.

Yesterday we posted an article written by the late NCR writer Gary MacEoin on Ruiz. Today we present an interview between the two. Originally published in the Feb 18, 2000 issue of NCR, the Q&A touches upon an extraordinary amount of Ruiz's thoughts on his ministry.

Below you'll find an edited version of MacEoin's description of the interview, followed by the Q&A in full.

For more information on Ruiz's life, see: yesterday's article from the archives, Bishop Ruiz sought 'priesthood of the culture', and the CNS obituary Bishop Ruiz, champion of indigenous, dies.

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Bishop Ruiz sought 'priesthood of the culture'

Dec 10, 1999

To remember the life of Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, who passed away Monday at 86, we present a special feature from the NCR archives. On the eve of his retirement as bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in the highlands of southern Mexico, Ruiz spoke with the late NCR writer Gary MacEoin.

Below is the full article MacEoin wrote for the Dec. 10, 1999, issue of NCR, which touches on Ruiz's image of an indigenous church.

For more information on Ruiz's life, see Bishop Ruiz, champion of indigenous, dies and look for another special feature from the NCR archives tomorrow.

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MILWAUKEE -- Samuel Ruiz, for 40 years bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in the highlands of southern Mexico, has reached the retirement age of 75. He is open, friendly, relaxed, unimpressed by his own erudition, dreaming ambitious dreams and confident that they will become true.