Solidarity

Solidarity In our Catechism, solidarity is described as a fundamental element of Christian brotherhood. It can be described in different ways, but at the core of solidarity’s meaning is friendship. It’s obvious that we don’t use the word ‘solidarity’ to describe a typical friendship, but more often a relationship in which a person reaches out to someone in need. The important thing to remember is that this show of solidarity can be just as much of a friendship as that between two traditional peers.

Yesterday, a group from the SMU Catholic community spent the afternoon with a group of children from Vickery Meadow. This was a time spent in solidarity, by which I truly use as the word friendship. It’s easy to get along with these children, who have had childhoods (literally) worlds apart from our own, and learn so much from them. Thank you to all who came out for our Field Day! To those who haven’t had a chance to spend time with the Vickery Meadow kids but would like to, tutoring is over for the semester, but we will be tutoring again next fall. Look out for more information on how you can help when we return to school after summer break.