Our clothing tells the stories of our lives. Shirts from family reunions, high school bands, sports teams, and the resale shop stir our memories and declare to the world who we are and whence we came.  Whether deliberately or accidentally, our clothes become outward signs to the world of the ways we wish to label ourselves.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Benedictine Sister Mary Phyllis Echterling died Feb. 9 at Benet Hill Monastery. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 26, followed by inurnment at St. Benedict Cemetery. 

Amarás al Señor, tu Dios, con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma y con todo tu espíritu. Este es el más grande y el primer mandamiento. El segundo es semejante al primero:  Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. De estos dos mandamientos dependen toda la Ley y los Profetas” (Mateo 22, 36-40).

NEW YORK. Every year, in the run-up to her Dec. 12 feast day, more than 10 million pilgrims flock to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The uplifting documentary “Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity” (Goya) provides viewers with an insight into the background of this remarkable phenomenon.

DENVER. On May 18-19, groups of eight young adults will leave San Francisco; New Haven, Connecticut; San Juan, Texas; and Itasca State Park in Minnesota.