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options. March 2008 Volume 35 Number 2
Sacramental signs
ON THE COVER: Bridal
Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park. "Water is a sign … [of] the presence
and action of God in our world." (Inside ML, page 4).
From
Inside
ML: We are a sacramental people. Oddly, that sacramental nature both
unites us and divides us. By our sacraments we are initiated, transformed,
reconciled, commissioned, united, and healed. Through these we discover
and are filled with grace. Somehow, though, we find a way to quarrel over
when and how we celebrate them and who may preside over them. Still, they
define and guide us because they form our imagination and help us to grasp
the mystery of a God who is always present if seemingly unseen. Each of
our sacraments transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, taking our
common human experience and converting it into an encounter with the holy.
The imagery of our baptismal rite is rich with words and symbol that swirl
around the paschal mystery. (More)
