Woodward writes with the sensitivity and creativity of the deinstitutionalizing of religious life since the Second Vatican Council. With the emergence from Garrison Catholicism, religious people must consciously embrace pluralism. We can no longer be satisfied to operate solely in institutional ministries. The call to be pilgrims his louder than ever before. She explores many aspects of religious life: including the concept of community; empathy, not just as a mere skill but as a fundamental spirituality; the destructive and constructive aspects of conflict; the implications of current trends on formation; and the reality of stress and burnout.