OUR SISTER, CATHERINE

Catherine,

            I see you

            holding high your torch

            in your own violent age,

            standing in the nakedness of truth,

            shattering worn walls,

            clearing false boundaries,

            calling the dying to life.

Catherine,

            I see you

            bright as a morning star,

            consumed in God's fiery flame,

            crying out for the bread of mercy

            for a soul-starved land,

            passionate in purpose,

            living from the inside out.

Catherine,

            I look at your face

            aglow with light,

            teach us how to mirror mercy

            and coax beauty into life.

            Prime our plans with purpose.

            strengthen us with courage

            as we shape tomorrow with hope.

Brenda Walsh, OP, Racine