Two pictures from a striking sunset over the city. Unfortunately, Santiago's air contamination is terrible--most days, the smog is so thick that you can literally see the pollution in the air.  However, on this particular day, I couldn't help but stand in awe of the colors in the sky...even if their vibrancy was, to some extent, the result of air pollution! Here's a short article on smog in Santiago and other Chilean cities for anyone interested: http://www.santiagotimes.cl/chile/environment/22546-thirteen-chilean-cities-exceed-who-air-quality-standards.  Sometimes I find myself complaining and lamenting about how I have to breath this gross air every day.  Then I think about the people who have lived in Santiago for their entire life and people all over the world living in exceptionally contaminated cities who don't have the money to travel somewhere else to experience the richness of fresh air.  Myself and the other missioners went to a Holy Cross retreat house an hour and a half outside of Santiago awhile ago, and I was shocked by how I was instantly aware of the difference in the quality of the air.  I must have looked ridiculous taking huge consecutive breaths of air the whole weekend, but it was so wonderful and refreshing that I couldn't resist!  It was another powerful reminder of the many things that I take for granted and also a reminder of another man-created and sustained injustice that is crying out for transformation.