The enduring wounds from violence can be destructive to the entirety of the human person, especially when borne in isolation and in forced silence. This book offers a theology of communication for participating in God’s saving work of healing wounds, building community, and facilitating social transformation through an analogy of the wound. Rooted in Jesus’ praxis of healing, this theology can assist in recognizing, understanding, and interpreting the harmful residue that remains in the aftermath of violence to repair human dignity and work for the common good. The author weaves together insights from methods of contextual theologies, the wisdom of Black and Womanist Theologies, Korean diaspora theologies of ‘han’, psychologies of trauma and moral injury, and the Catholic tradition of analogy to arrive at a unique synthesis: moments of salvation can be found in carefully communicating woundedness in the midst of building beloved community. Although the dissimilarities in our woundedness may always be greater than our similarities, the similarities convey truth and meaning and hold the possibility of the church living as Christ’s wounded and resilient Body. We aid each other’s healing in right relationship.

October 20, 2025,11:30 am CT

Speakers
Kevin Considine,
Sr. Karen Elliott, C.PP.S.,
Stephen Bevans,