October 27, 2017

  • Residents use boats to evacuate people trapped in their homes from floodwaters during Tropical Storm Harvey Aug. 28 in Houston. (CNS / Reuters / Adrees Latif)

"Might Jesus say of this situation that the kingdom of heaven is like a city overwhelmed with water? The first who come to help are the local neighbors — some white, some Hispanic, and some African-American. They get in their boats and search for those in need. He would say, 'These people who come to help others are my guests.'"

—Sr. Laura Hammel in "An inclusive kingdom of heaven," published on Global Sisters Report