Diversity in Community
Here we are, January in the rear-view mirror and a snowy white February staring through the windshield. I’m feeling pretty fortunate to be in St. Louis right now ~ it’s amazing how different the weather is only 5-6 hours south of the Mound. Living and learning in community has been one major focus of my time in the novitiate. While I truly love my diverse new family, I often think about my biological family and my family - my sisters and brothers - at home at the Mound. Having just passed the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, my thoughts have especially been with two very special young women ~ Srs. Lien Do and Vong Nguyen ~ who took up temporary residence at the Mound in the fall of 2012. How I admire and respect Lien and Vong and the courage they have displayed in leaving their homeland behind for a significant period of time! They carry themselves with such grace while living Gospel values with ...