It is not so much what we say that wins people, as what we are. Our Lord converted sinners like Matthew with a word, Peter with a single glance. He ate with sinners. He challenged preconceived social roles by talking and eating with Publicans, tax collectors and prostitutes. In action and word Jesus proclaimed the compassionate love of God.
Words are empty unless they are supported by witness of life, both individually and as a community.
The common life is inextricably linked with our preaching mission. Missio et communio are two sides of the same coin both in the Church and in the Order. We cannot separate them. It is precisely here, through the witness of their lives that our contemplative sisters are at the heart of our preaching family. But witness of life grows into a more profound witness.