"The great traditions tell us that the community is embedded and exists in the cosmic system from eternity. All we need to belong to this community are eyes of compassion and generosity of heart toward all beings."

Notes from the Field - The visitors from Mexico did more than just change the way I view Mexico, they awoke in me this spiritual longing for a culture I have never known but has been inside me all along. 

A recent celebration brought together Nigerian youth to interact and share ideas. One young woman, who spoke about the mistreatment of women, opened my eyes and had a big impact on her fellow students. 

Sr. Angela Miller, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is believed to have been killed by her nephew on or before he set fire April 28 to the nun's home in West Scranton, Pennsylvania, authorities said.

"It's not a matter of the church getting involved in politics, it's the church doing what the church has always done ... and understanding that since human rights are not given by the government, but are given by the creator, then it's the church's responsibility to speak."

Church groups in the Philippines have launched a support network for Sister Patricia Fox, an Australian missionary nun who has been ordered to leave the country by the government.

"You are wedded to a community, and these are the people you are committed to and let yourself be formed by. We are growing together in faith."

I came to the Guaraní area 20 years ago to accompanying this struggling people under the control of the patróns, the landlords who had taken over the land during Bolivia's many dictatorships. Today, their organizing has come to a beautiful fruition.

"At the center of every situation, especially work-related, should be the person and his or her dignity: that is why employment is a matter of justice, and it is an injustice not to have work!"

NCR Preview: A few years back I gave myself permission to get angry at other drivers. Later, on a dark and rainy night, I shocked myself at how mad I was at some unknown and seemingly very confused person. I resolved then to withdraw that permission to myself to rage and fume.