The Ignatian Spirituality Project sought a location to establish itself in Rhode Island in 2014, resulting in a collaboration between the project and the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.
So that we can identify and relate better with Jesus, the human nature he assumed must be apparent to our human hearts. His humanness should resonate in our humanness.
The first person who taught me eucharistic theology was my Lutheran grandmother. Although I have no memories of her ever uttering the words "eucharistic" or "theology," she taught me by being a living example.
A collaborative venture between two rural-based congregations of sisters provides hands-on hospital and clinic health care in five states and virtually by telemedicine in over 30 states.
Thousands of sisters — ranging from 25 to 95 years old — from around the globe have participated in the Life Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious survey. Some of their responses emphasized the contribution the instrument can make to religious life in general and to their congregations in particular.
Although baptized and educated as a Catholic, I had no interest in church or religion, so it was a shock when I heard in my heart: "I want you with your whole life and all you have." What could I do but leave behind my fiancé and dreams of a married life?
Kottayam, India - The trial of Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a Catholic nun multiple times, was to begin Nov. 11, but has been postponed to Nov. 30 due to the judge's absence.
Sister Kate, a Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ, died Oct. 28 at age 70. A canon lawyer, she helped hundreds of Catholics file appeals to save their parish churches threatened with closure.
Daughter of Charity Sr. Theresa Sullivan is director of Daybreak Day Resource Center in Macon, Georgia. Some 125 volunteers and 42 houses of worship support Daybreak's services for people experiencing homelessness.
The Ignatian Spirituality Project sought a location to establish itself in Rhode Island in 2014, resulting in a collaboration between the project and the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.
Religious sisters, grantees and partners convened in the U.S. and in Zambia for the Hilton Foundation's discussion of ways to achieve the goals of its Catholic Sisters Strategic Initiative Strategy.
Daughter of Charity Sr. Theresa Sullivan is director of Daybreak Day Resource Center in Macon, Georgia. Some 125 volunteers and 42 houses of worship support Daybreak's services for people experiencing homelessness.
Rose Mary Meyer, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is director of Project IRENE, which lobbies to protect people living in poverty, those in prison, immigrants, women and children in Illinois.
So that we can identify and relate better with Jesus, the human nature he assumed must be apparent to our human hearts. His humanness should resonate in our humanness.
The first person who taught me eucharistic theology was my Lutheran grandmother. Although I have no memories of her ever uttering the words "eucharistic" or "theology," she taught me by being a living example.
Catholic Relief Services, Sisters of Mercy and Franciscan Action Network were among the groups to condemn the administration as it formally began the process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris accord.
The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is calling Catholics to an ecological conversion in their personal lives and in the church throughout the world, a theologian participating in the synod said.
Sister Kate, a Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ, died Oct. 28 at age 70. A canon lawyer, she helped hundreds of Catholics file appeals to save their parish churches threatened with closure.
Rose Mary Meyer, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is director of Project IRENE, which lobbies to protect people living in poverty, those in prison, immigrants, women and children in Illinois.
Kamila Kaminska, the Polish actress who played St. Faustina Kowalska in the new movie "Love and Mercy: Faustina," read the diaries her fellow countrywoman wrote to help prepare for the role.
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, based at Jesuit-run Georgetown University, has partnered with another Jesuit ministry, America Media, to produce a series of five videos on vocations to religious life posted to America Media's YouTube channel.
Healing takes time, "as does the journey of justice." Once a symbol of Central America's wars in the 1980s, El Salvador is now a symbol for other challenges: gangs, immigration and a stalled economy.
It seems that the needle is stuck on indifference, lack of compassion, and an unwillingness to stand up to injustice. But we have prophetic voices calling us to reclaim our responsibility and dignity.
Women religious brought to the Talitha Kum gathering their strategies, struggles and successes. GSR heard from sisters on the ground, working against human trafficking on six continents.
The High Court of Jharkhand state granted provisional bail to a Missionaries of Charity nun jailed on allegations of child trafficking 15 months ago. The nun, who is sick, has never been charged, reported ucanews.com.
