Hiding my face from the horrors of the world might protect me from them to some degree, but it also removes me from the beauty that might emerge and from my own call to respond to the heartache.
"I realize I can no longer simply exist in my little bubble of the world, unconcerned about what is happening around me," Sr. Jane Marie Bradish writes.
Vatican II brought us closer to the truth that the church is not a hierarchy but the whole people of God. As the world changes, our conscious listening should bring us closer to the realities faced by vulnerable groups.
Scripture for Life: Today's liturgy invites us to learn how to take hold of the freedom we have and to help it grow like bamboo, the fastest growing and one of the most useful plants on Earth. To do this, we need to cultivate new attitudes through asking and answering serious questions.
Moved by the Holy Spirit, Maria Treviño uses a grassroots approach with the archdioceses of San Antonio, Austin and El Paso, Texas, to embrace the Laudato Si Action Platform.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition share their experience living through Myanmar's civil war since the country's military seized power in 2021.
What's happening in our country is creating fear or indifference in us, so much so that we are "crossing the street" to avoid extending compassion and care to those in need.
Scripture for Life: Many times, we ask, "What would Jesus say?" In this case, we have an answer in today's Gospel. The disciples ask, "Teach us to pray."
