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Column by Sister Anne Marie Walsh, SOLT Most of us, when we think about growth in the spiritual life, focus on healing our wounds—specific memories of pain, regret or trauma. That work is important. But there is something deeper that often goes unnoticed: not just our memories but our memory itself needs healing.

It’s often been said that God gives us the leaders we deserve. If that’s true, we should then do everything in our power to become worthy of good leaders. Everyone who grows anything knows that the stock you start out with is very important. If the stock is not healthy, it will not produce good fruit. Simply saying this, in a political season, there is the pressing temptation to pivot to our leaders and complain about our options.