An Image of Divine Goodness

by Cristina Airaghi

We read in the (Biblical) Book of Wisdom, Chapter 7: “For in her is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, agile, lucid, unstained, certain, sharp, irresistible, beneficent, loving to all, steadfast, dependable, kindly, firm, pure; For she is fairer than the sun and surpasses every constellation of the stars. For she is the refulgence of eternal light, the spotless mirror of the power of God, the image of divine goodness.”

Mark Chmiel’s breath-taking and heart-breaking poetry and prose highlight the beauty and sacredness of this truly amazing women who is indeed an image of divine goodness!

-Cristina is a campus minister at the University of San Francisco. She graduated from SLU in 2001.