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You can't drive to Juneau, you can only get to Juneau by air or by water. I come to the diocese of Dallas and I learned that there are no islands and all roads, so just trying to manage that is a challenge. But when people speak to me about the vastness, the number of people, I assure them: "You can only interact with one person at a time, one congregation at a time, one project at a time, so you just stay focused and lean into it."

— Edward James Burns

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You can't drive to Juneau, you can only get to Juneau by air or by water. I come to the diocese of Dallas and I learned that there are no islands and all roads, so just trying to manage that is a challenge. But when people speak to me about the vastness, the number of people, I assure them: "You can only interact with one person at a time, one congregation at a time, one project at a time, so you just stay focused and lean into it."" in the context of "How A Missed Phone Call Brought Edward Burns From Alaska To Be Bishop Of Dallas (21 April 2017) KERA News" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Edward James Burns

About Edward James Burns

Edward James Burns (October 7, 1957 –) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has serves as bishop of the Diocese of Dallas.