Communion of Saints

Describes the great variety of people present at weekday Mass in one parish ""as one of God's living communities."" Shows how believers today, those in purgatory and those in heaven, form the communion of saints: people who need others to challenge, encourage and help one another open themselves up to the grace of God in their lives and in the life of the Church. ""What's the essence of life?"", Foley asks. ""It is to be saved from our selfishness and incompleteness by accepting membership in God's communion, in God's life. God's way of knowledge and love, perfectly mirrored in Jesus. Call it 'family' if you like. We all belong.