Finding Grace

Sometimes the simplest words are the hardest to define. This seems to be the case with the word "grace." As can be seen in the following pages, God's grace takes on many different forms.

The premise of this special section (view part 1 2) was simple, talk to people throughout the archdiocese-parishioners, bishops, priests, religious, deacons, lay ministers-and ask where in their lives they find God's grace. But the answers varied widely. Some gave simple, concise answers. Others provided more theological answers. Others had trouble sticking to the prescribed word limit. Some looked to church services to find grace, others to community, others to nature and still others to the service of others. The responses to the question show the diversity of believers in the archdiocese.

This section also includes reflections from businesses, organizations, schools, publishers, religious communities and others about how they share God's grace.

Hopefully, this special section devoted to grace provides an opportunity for reflection about where God's grace can be found in your life. It seems from the various thought on grace in these pages that grace is all around us, but, as a few respondents pointed out, it is up to us to find that grace.