JULY, A TIME FOR FAMILY
July is for picnics, fireworks and family. In my youth, I felt God calling me to be part of a big family. This July I am thinking of my family that includes: · - a Chinese woman who we quizzed on civics questions, as she prepares for her citizenship interview · - a friend who, with one of our sisters, is spending time making her Hogan in Navaho country more livable (We stayed home to dog sit.) - men and women of EXPO (Ex Prisoners Organizing) - my blood sister’s family, where we share great stories of today and yesterday. A New York Times article Sunday, July 2 caught my eye. “Wary When Alone With Worker of Opposite Sex? Join the crowd.” By Clair Cain Miller, who made the question come to life through a survey of 5,300 people. As a Dominican Sister who has made a permanent commitment to God through the gift of celibacy, I f...