We Need to Talk

A traumatic experience last week highlighted the need to talk - talk for seeking understanding and justice.  The obvious outcome of that true life story was no talk meant no justice.  As this week began, this same need was highlighted yet again but this time in my everyday ministry and life.

The stairway to nowhere

Hence, this has become a week for talking. 

An upsetting issue arose for me through a work email which showed people of the same team working against each other instead of with each other because of the simple lack of courtesy and acknowledgement by one party choosing to act alone.  This needed to be addressed and so the talk that should have already happened is happening this week and with much more agenda and vigour.

It is also a week of talk as my provincial is here and so there is news to share, conversations to unfold and discussions had.   

St Catherine of Siena gets straight to the point as was her way, saying,
"We've had enough exhortations to be silent.  Cry out with a thousand tongues - I see the world is rotten because of silence." 
And talk, she did.