When we re-member, we consciously recall those persons, places, or things that are needed if we, those living now, are to be whole. We are the ongoing integration of all we have experienced throughout our lives.
Scripture for Life: Sometimes the kind of question a 5-year-old could answer helps us make a good judgment: "In Jesus' parable, who did the most good for others?"
Scripture for Life: The title of this feast, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, expresses the paradox of Christian faith. Christ's death revealed that evil is as dead as its works.
Let us cultivate within us that nature-born instinct deepened by becoming a contemplative lover of life, seeing the oneness of everything and becoming good Samaritans.
"In mission stations, we never bother about whether the priest faces east or west. What we need is Eucharist," one sister said after the resolution of the five-decade-old dispute in an Indian archdiocese.
New discoveries about the universe, as well as a deeper understanding of evolution, lead naturally to new thinking about fundamental beliefs about God and his role in our lives.
"LCWR assemblies are wonderful," writes national correspondent Dan Stockman, "but they don't usually change your outlook on life. This one, for me at least, did exactly that."
