ON THE COVER:
Bell tower at sunset,
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse,
Caldwell, N.J. |
From
Inside
ML: Conversion moments are what compel us to move forward. Sometimes
they cause us to stumble on; other times they mark our path with clarity.
Whatever form these experiences take, if we fail to share them in some
way, they diminish in meaning. The grace that comes from an encounter with
Christ is surely a source of great personal joy for us, but our call is
to use the strength, or voice, or vision, or presence that grace grants
for the greater good of the community of believers. Making that transition
from internal conversion experience to community experience is a challenge
for everyone, from the catechumen to those who have spent a lifetime of
service in ministry. This is a constant, never-ending cycle of revelation,
discovery, and offering of self. Like St. Paul, we travel on and beyond
the road to Damascus. When we are open to making those connections between
what has been revealed to us in faith and what we are called to be for
one another, the scales are dropped from our eyes and discernment becomes
clear. That we are to act is certain; how we are to act in today’s church
of tension is not as certain. (More) |
