A woman in a white linen dress sits with her back to the viewer at a worn wooden table, facing a window draped in sheer curtains, soft natural light flooding in. A ceramic vase with dried flowers, an open journal, and a lit candle sit beside her. A crucifix hangs on the wall to her right. The image conveys interiority, solitude, and the quiet weight of self-examination. Title text reads: Justice Cries Out – A Catholic Sistas Series – Justice, Dignity, Witness – The Soul Cannot Sustain the Split – Knowing Your Interior Life – Written by Martina Kreitzer, 2026. A pull quote in the lower right reads: “The soul has its own language. It speaks through what we ignore, suppress, or justify. Mercy begins when we finally listen.” Featured image for the Justice Cries Out series post on the interior cost of the divided life, Catholic Sistas.