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.
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.
"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.
"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."
How many of us think that we can dictate the terms of our physical, spiritual or emotional healing? How many of us carry ideas about who should heal us, how and in what time frame?