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As an Italian proverb reminds us, “words make noise, but example thunders!” As we conclude the Year of Mercy, we listen to how a much-admired world leader (Pope Francis) defines God as mercy. Further, our cover story is full of touching true instances of compassion and mercy. Why not learn from the best among us, rather than simply lament the worst the media often highlight?
Among such best persons was a twenty-one-year-old called Sophie, whom most young Germans in the 1950s voted as the most admired German. What gave her and her brother Hans the courage to confront Nazi brutality, when most dared not speak?
Around the same time, twenty-seven-year-old Etty Hillesum found courage, beauty and meaning in the midst of hopelessness. If you want to read the inner story of an intelligent, passionate woman who scaled human and spiritual heights without the support of organized religious practices, read her moving diary, “An Interrupted Life.”
The vocation story this month comes from Emanuela, a young Italian who found closeness to God and to her life-ideals, not in a convent, but in the bustle of every day life. She has just left India for the Philippines.
A busy Sister Doctor shares her experience of finding God in the midst of the stresses of life.
A physically challenging young man did India proud. How?
The psychology article speaks of helpful and damaging types of childhood attachments and how they affect us. None of us has a perfect upbringing. We can learn from our warm attachments and our pains. Relationships play a crucial role in both.
Relationships are also the theme of three tips for the young.
November is the month we remember and honour those who have “gone home” before us. See how thoughtful people learn to face death. You will also read of a brilliant man’s strongest regret and another gifted man’s “crazy” view of his own imprisonment.
Adoption is an issue more and more couples face today. It is a very positive decision, as a couple tells us, out of their own experience.
A very well-known Indian woman religious starts a column on Consecrated Life.
A packed volume.
Enjoy! Learn! Allow yourself to scale the heights you are called to.
And, please, share your insights with us.
Fr Joe Mannath SDB
Editor
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