Tuesday – 19 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 A Child-like Wonder Mass at Kateri Center The Saint Kateri Center, where I minister to the Catholic Native American community, first opened as the Anawim Center in 1982, in Chicago’s Uptown community, which was then the center of American Indian life. The name ‘anawim’ has its roots in the Hebrew language, the language of the Old Testament. It literally means ‘those who are bowed down’ and refers to the poor of every sort – the vulnerable, the marginalized, the socio-economically oppressed, those of lowly status without any earthly power. In Jesus’ time, it meant children, widows and lepers, those who were completely dependent on others. So it should come as no surprise that, when Jesus is asked who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, His response is not religious or political leaders, not the rich or powerful but “a child.” One who is little and possesses a p...