For women religious, hope is not an abstract idea or a comforting slogan. It is tested daily — in the faces we encounter, in the limits of what we can change, and in the persistence required to remain present when answers do not come easily.
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.
"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."
God's abundance is already present, and nothing can separate us from God's love. However, this abundance becomes visible and tangible when we allow ourselves to be instruments of that love.