Horizons - Following the June double earthquake, Venezuela, already a country in crisis, is clinging to our faith and discovering, in the small miracles of each day, that God continues to work and walk amongst us.
Sr. Jane Marie Bradish was invited to address a local parish group. The topic? Inclusion and exclusion as experienced in liturgy. "Don't jump to conclusions," she writes. "This was not liturgical bashing."
Theologians' Corner - The readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time all show different dimensions of God — a God who is loving, a God who is just, a God who has done marvelous and startling things.
"She did for others what she had experienced God doing for her in her own moments of deepest abandonment: staying and caring for her," writes Sr. Claudia Navarro
As I work with trafficking survivors, I am often inspired by their courage and resilience and, for some, their trust in divine providence as they continue their journey to self-worth and wholeness.
"Initially I found a lot of resistance within me to accept that I am no longer a young woman," writes Margaret Gonsalves. "But 'Aaji basa' reassured me that the world recognizes this new season of my life and the gifts it brings."
The resourcefulness of ordinary people has much to teach us. How could we apply it to consecrated life in today's India? How do we live through the energy crisis in the spirit of the Gospel?
