Whenever our community of three sits down to watch news, we choose a channel that nightly ends with a heart-warming story of altruism. It’s those last two minutes of good deeds, those selfless acts, the events that uplift others that offsets a bit the tragedies of the previous 25 minutes. Ilia Delio writes: “The more one affirms life in one’s fellows and gives oneself to enhance their lives, the more one is truly alive and thus truly oneself.” This is witnessed on the nightly news when the givers seem happier and more radiate than the jubilant receivers.

The Notre Dame Sisters in the United States have many experiences to enhance the lives of others. Some have spent time helping migrants at the border, others serve meals to the homeless, several give time to tutoring, and others assist in group homes. These Sisters typically claim, “I received more than I ever gave,” which is another way of saying, “I became more me.”