"We are still missing something essential if we cannot name and confront the systemic nature of abuse within our Catholic Church," writes Sr. Yolanda Olivera for the Global Sisters Report series "Out of the Shadows."
"The oratorio as a whole was an expression of the restlessness of the human heart. That's why the story became a symbol — a bridge to the lives of those who listened," writes Sr. Begoña Costillo.
We probably find solace in the past, frightened of facing the present and the uncertainty of the future. What might be of help is to rediscover wonder in our lives.
Today's feast reminds us that God not only chose to dwell among us, but to dwell in us. That mutual indwelling grows for a lifetime. It fulfills every human life.
Horizons - At times, it feels like we are "caught in the snares of death," and that life itself becomes impossible. And yet, the wind of the Spirit "blows where it wills," and remains undeniably present in the midst of our reality.
Pentecost invites us to see in new ways that the gift of the Spirit does not come fragmented, but rather comes in its wholeness, as one tongue of fire, which then freely given, expresses itself uniquely in each of us.
The Uganda Martyrs Shrine at Namugongo, where 22 Catholic converts were executed in the 1800s, has become a living sanctuary of intercession for pilgrims.
