Horizons - In 2021, I walked the Camino de Santiago as a pilgrim. This Jubilee Year, I embrace the call to be a "Pilgrim of Hope"; my hope is that we remain open to the wild and exciting journey where the Holy Spirit leads.
While on a biblical tour with a stop in Ephesus, GSR editor emerita Gail DeGeorge revisits the significance of St. Paul's letters and connects with Mary's daily life in her house, which had been discovered by sisters.
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.
Scripture for Life: The pilgrim Magi remind us that we too are invited to be humble enough to see something new. They help us realize that there is always more to discover in God's mysteries.
My grandniece, Kate, felt an urge to create an image of Mary that would be more historically accurate. She wanted an image that would capture her culture and speak to a broader base of people.
Being on pilgrimage to Rome during the second session of the synod of synodality taught me that stretching the boundaries belongs to all of us, in friendship with the principal protagonist —the Holy Spirit.
