Most of us subscribe to the theory that we like all types of people - as long as they are all our types. But the Church has been called to celebrate her diversity, not her conformity. There is no one right way to express the presence of Christ or the welling up of God's Spirit in your life. E Unus Pluribum, "out of one, many," should be the joyful affirmation of a Christbody community.

Though you are reading this in the dead of winter, publication schedules demand that this writing take place during the dog days of summer. Summer's beauty is at its height: Gardens are producing luscious real tomatoes; there is fresh corn-on-the-cob; flowers of all sizes, shapes and colors decorate the landscape.

But amidst all this abundance and loveliness there is a dirty little war going on; it's calle…