Scripture for Life: Christ's birth and reception by the simple made the first turn of the golden key. Now it is ours to dare the second turn and exercise the humility to be open to wonderful and challenging treasures we have never imagined.
Horizons- At the dawn of a new year, I find myself living in dreadful anticipation of the upcoming four years and praying that things will not be as bad as I think they will be. So, how does this year call us to respond?
These simple actions were the heart of the Springfield Sisters' Armchair Tour, a collaborative event during National Vocation Awareness Week, hosted by Ursuline, Franciscan and Dominican sisters in Springfield, Illinois.
In my work for ecology in my religious community, I can become depressed and want to give up. Why fight a losing battle? But to a small degree, we are acting with hope for creation, and we have seen some progress.
Horizons - In the Northern Hemisphere, the end of the year brings bare landscapes; in the Southern Hemisphere, nature is lush and vibrant. Sr. Begoña Costillo reflects on this contrast, describing it as an invitation to transcend traditional measures of success or failure and to view time through the lens of the promise of fullness offered by Christ. Rather than seeing the year's end as a meaningless cycle, the Augustinian sister embraces it as a path toward ultimate communion with God.
