Lucia Silecchia on the Wisdom of Ordinary Time

". . . When I think about the speeches at my graduations, I honestly cannot recall what any speaker said to my classmates and me.

"What I have recalled, through decades of university life, is all the wisdom imparted to me by those who did not tell me how to live a good or great life, but by those who showed me how to do so. With prayerful gratitude, I can remember so many people whose lives well lived told me more than the most eloquent of speeches ever could. In the quiet, humble ways so loved by Christ, their lives were silent speeches I will never forget."

In a recent commentary, writer/Professor Lucia A. Silecchia reflected on the hope that this year's graduates will will "think about those whose lives touched [theirs] and whose lives were loving lectures without words."

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The Pilot: Echoes: Lucia A. Silecchia: The wisdom of Ordinary Time (22 MAY 24)