All of you, all of us, are called to contribute to building in our world the unity which Paul describes as a fruit of the new self: "There is not Greek or Jew, slave or free, male or female for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Col 3, 11; Gal 3, 28). This new self is a call to live the reign of God, the new life of the Kingdom where all are included; where everyone has access to the resources of creation and of our world; where differences do not mean discrimination; where we learn to build communities in trust and appreciation, addressing conflict not through violence but through dialogue and reconciliation.
Excerpt from a conference given by Kathleeen Conan, rscj, Superior General Rome January 27, 2011
Photograph by Shelley Lawrence rscj |