Throughout the month of October we take time to reflect on violence done against women. In our border area, the violence has taken particularly vicious forms, including torture and murder.In the midst of that curse, there are moments of promise. Groups such as the Friendship of Women offer clear avenues of escape for victims of violence. In our parish community, I have seen more and more women come forward to denounce the abuse that they have suffered. I have been encouraged by the increasing number of young women who are growing up with the expectation that they will serve their communities as leaders. I am impressed by the number of women who, even as girls, are learning about the different manifestations of violence, as well as how to respond to it.
Our parish community prays and watches, in hope, for that day when the hold that violence has upon us is broken, once, and for all.
