Conclusion

The Christian idea of work is a lofty one: It calls us to a sincere gift of ourselves to God and others, and it promises total fulfillment through that gift of self. The goal of most writing is to move us to action. And nothing moves us more easily to action than human needs. Thus, this is an invitation to consider the needs of those around you, including yourself: their material and spiritual needs. For example, there are ways to get involved to help build a more Christian community in our own department:

• Continue your professional formation in solidarity with other students. Groups of interest to deepen one's professional competence are being formed (George Viamontes and Aaron Walters can tell you about them).
• Reach out towards younger classes. Serving as teaching assistant is one way of doing that. Tutoring is another, and the chapter of the ACM, of which George Viamontes is president, is thinking on facilitating such program.
• Reach out the larger community, through programs such as EPICS. There is a meeting today at 4 PM, in the Engineering Board Room - 258 Fitz.
• Integrate your professional and your spiritual life, by incorporating more strongly prayer into your daily life, and perhaps by bringing joys, sorrows, and plans of your work to the Mass.
• Consider ethical issues in computer science, such as the instrumentalization of the human person, the impact of means of communication in the global community, the possibilities of cooperation with developing countries, the applications of computing in medicine and biology, the solidarity that can be lived through open source projects.