In the our celebration of Word and Eucharist today (14 June 2025) we reflected upon:
"God's kingdom is a kindom that is inclusive of everyone, but in a special way, includes the outcasts, the marginalised, the oddbods, the 'different', the 'other', women, children as well as men.
This led one of our number, from India, to offer this which resonated with all of us:
I want to share a message of positivity here - we do feel like a minority because we think of the world as neighbourhood. But let me remind you, that the news tends to report the negative more than the positive. Every single day, more and more people are discussing and speaking out against the genocide. When in history have you seen GLOBAL awareness and collective anger against this violence? People from India, Australia, USA, Brazil, South Africa... all joining voices with EU condemning the violence. Today, you from Ireland, Italy, UK, France... you are aware and supporting the fight of a nun who was raped in South India. Each time you speak of these issues, you ARE the change. Through this conversation, through your voice, through your resistance you ARE THE INFLUENCE that will change the situation. Slowly, but surely.