The terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York and damaged the Pentagon were not just about buildings and airplanes. They were about people. In the midst of this, Christians are called to be, as Augustine put it, "the best of citizens." But what should we be doing?

Many of you know that I was scheduled for a meeting in New York City on September 10-11. I was so moved by what I saw that I wanted to report to you not only on my well-being, but to attempt to paint the images that are now imprinted forever on my memory.

Just as no person in this world can satisfy us, only Christ, so no place in this world can satisfy us, only Heaven.