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by Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)

Nov 23, 2020

Forest therapy reawakens human connection to the natural world

Nov 26, 2020

Creativity abounds. The trees know it.

by Maddie Thompson

Young people of Generation Z are awakening us from our slumber

by Mumbi Kigutha

Nov 27, 2020

Horizons - A global dearth of true leadership has marked 2020. But throughout this year, I have also experienced a surging of hope within me, due to the efforts of young people around the world.

Food for families: a gift from the trees

by Jane Marie Bradish

Nov 25, 2020

I found out the trees in our lot were dying. Wildlife lived within: Where would they go? I told my students about it, and connected it to our school's Thanksgiving Drive. Then something unexpected happened.

The beauty of a cemetery in November

Nov 24, 2020

The Catholic Church has spent the whole month of November asking everyone to pray for the souls of the deceased. This atmosphere of prayer is very visible and vivid in our parish cemetery.

A patchwork quilt — sewn together on faith

by Nancy Sylvester

Nov 23, 2020

Contemplate this - Reflecting on 2020, I found myself flooded with thoughts and images. A patchwork quilt emerged as a way to reflect on this time. Here are some of the patches that make up my quilt.

Hope in hard times is an element of our prophetic vocation

by Julia Walsh

Nov 20, 2020

Horizons - As people of prayer and service, we go into dire circumstances and insist that God's goodness will be triumphant — all situations have potential. It may seem foolish, but that's the point.

Thanks, President Trump — I learned a lot from you

by Joan Chittister

Nov 19, 2020

From Where I Stand: My mother insisted that there was something to be learned in everything. I've learned a lot from President Donald Trump in none of the ways I wanted to.

News

Sister of the Daughters of St. Anne helped residents clean up mud in Bagong Silangan, an area of Quezon City in metropolitan Manila after flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses, the local name for Typhoon Vamco, which hit the region Nov. 11. (Courtesy of Daug

Sisters work in flood-affected areas after typhoon strikes Philippines

by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

Nov 24, 2020

Armed with brooms, brushes and buckets, the Daughters of St. Anne sisters roughed it in flood-stricken places in the Philippines, and helped people shovel away the thick mud in their homes.

A framed photo of the four churchwomen who were murdered in El Salvador in 1980 is displayed in the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch, N.Y. The women present an example of the decision to stay faithful despite the threat of

Congregations plan to honor churchwomen slain in El Salvador 40 years ago

Nov 23, 2020

Forty years after their brutal murders on Dec. 2, 1980, the lives and deaths of four American churchwomen murdered in El Salvador will be commemorated in a number of prayer services, vigils and online events.

CTU names first woman president: Dominican Sr. Barbara Reid

by Soli Salgado

Nov 21, 2020

Hundreds attend online series on how religious communities can fight racism

Nov 20, 2020

Dominican sister shot, injured delivering food in southern Mexico

by David Agren, Catholic News Service

Nov 19, 2020

Ireland honors two sisters for their work around the world

by Sarah Mac Donald

Nov 14, 2020

Coronavirus

Dominican Sr. Astridah Banda, right, and other sisters get ready for the COVID-19 program on Radio Maria: Yatsani Voice in Lusaka, Zambia.

Q & A with Sr. Astridah Banda, 'unsung hero' for educating on COVID-19

Nov 17, 2020

Dominican Sr. Astridah Banda and other sisters in Zambia are working together to ensure that educational messages on the coronavirus reach communities in rural areas where there is little access to information.

Fallen leaves (Unsplash/Igor Lypnytskyi)

Facing the grief of pandemic stress and pain: sharing notes from a workshop on the psychological impact of COVID-19

by Joyce Meyer

Nov 16, 2020

GSR Today - When my brother, Roger, died this summer from COVID-19, our family was able to gather virtually to mourn together. It was far from ideal. So, what happens to our grief when it stays buried within, when we are not even aware of it?

Switching from the lens of limits

by Jennifer Wilson

Nov 13, 2020

Pandemic means redefining success for sisters' volunteer service programs

by Gail DeGeorge

Nov 9, 2020

The Spirit continues to surprise and inspire, even amid COVID-19

by Betty D. Thompson

Nov 9, 2020

The stories of COVID-19: a future and a hope

by Ann Marie Paul

Nov 5, 2020

Ministry

Sisters work in flood-affected areas after typhoon strikes Philippines

by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

Nov 24, 2020

Armed with brooms, brushes and buckets, the Daughters of St. Anne sisters roughed it in flood-stricken places in the Philippines, and helped people shovel away the thick mud in their homes.

Sr. Miriam Duggan, left, interacts with another sister at Cheshire home for the elderly in Kariobangi slum in outside Nairobi, Kenya. (Doreen Ajiambo)

Q & A with Sr. Miriam Duggan: 'You do your best, and God and Our Lady will do the rest'

Nov 24, 2020

When Sr. Miriam Duggan was sent on mission to Africa, she had no idea what she was going to face, but her passion was always serving those who live in poverty and the less privileged as a doctor. She was first posted as an obstetrician in Uganda, where she headed the maternity unit of St. Francis Nsambya Hospital in the capital Kampala for 30 years.

Maryknoll lay missioner continues work of 'martyred' US Catholic women

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service

Nov 23, 2020

Holy Spirit nuns join with network in India to support migrants

by Sophia M. Arockia Mary

Nov 19, 2020

Four congregations work in common cause for girls with disabilities

by Jessy Joseph

Nov 19, 2020

The gift of small works in the face of big issues

by Ali Alderman

Nov 18, 2020

Religious Life

Sr. Melinda Pellerin of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, Massachusetts, speaks during a session of the three-part series on the role of religious life in racial injustice sponsored by the Center for the Study of Consecrated Life at Catholic Theol

Hundreds attend online series on how religious communities can fight racism

Nov 20, 2020

More than 1,700 people registered for the online series "A Call to Transformative Love in Religious Life: Stories of Race, Place and Grace," about religious life's role in dismantling racial injustice.

Benedictine Sr. Thomas Welder in the North Dakota prairie (Courtesy of University of Mary/Jerry Anderson)

On servant leadership: the vision of Sr. Thomas Welder

by Judith Valente

Nov 10, 2020

Benedictine Sr. Thomas Welder leaves an indelible handprint on the hearts of those lucky enough to have known her of what it means to be a servant, a leader, a person of faith and exemplary human being.

Virtual convocation opens up National Religious Vocation Conference

Nov 5, 2020

The stories of COVID-19: a future and a hope

by Ann Marie Paul

Nov 5, 2020

Student loan debt nearly kept Dominican sister from answering God's call

by Zoey Maraist, Catholic News Service

Nov 4, 2020

'Take the leap, dear'

by Gabrielle Bibeau

Oct 30, 2020

Community News

Adrian Dominican Sisters Offer Virtual Advent, Christmas, and New Year Services

Adrian Dominican Sisters

Congregation Spotlight: Sr. Liz Engel, OP

Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York

The Story of United States Dominicans

Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York

Congregation Spotlight: Cathy Trapp, Associate

Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York

Q&As

Q & A with Sr. Miriam Duggan: 'You do your best, and God and Our Lady will do the rest'

Nov 24, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Astridah Banda, 'unsung hero' for educating on COVID-19

Nov 17, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Mary Christine Taylor: 'Love is the only thing that will conquer problems'

by Carol K. Coburn

Nov 10, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Agnes-Claire Koh, providing shelter for women and children in Singapore

by Peter Tran

Nov 3, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Patricia McCann: 'Be a thorn in the side of injustice'

by Carol K. Coburn

Oct 27, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Meena Dias, serving children with disabilities in Goa for three decades

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy

Oct 20, 2020

Spirituality

Working miracles alone

by Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)

Nov 27, 2020

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Did Jesus do miracles alone or did other people help?

Forest therapy reawakens human connection to the natural world

The pandemic has given a new twist to forest therapy, as the guide connects with a group virtually, instead of on a two-hour walk in person. But the method, a series of invitations to open the senses, remains the same.

Creativity abounds. The trees know it.

by Maddie Thompson

Nov 25, 2020

The beauty of a cemetery in November

Nov 24, 2020

A patchwork quilt — sewn together on faith

by Nancy Sylvester

Nov 23, 2020

Who is the holiest person you know?

Nov 20, 2020

Environment

Forest therapy reawakens human connection to the natural world

Pictured is the first sign that the Austrian pines along the back of the lot were diseased and would have to be cut down. (Provided photo)

Food for families: a gift from the trees

by Jane Marie Bradish

Nov 25, 2020

Sister reps at UN hope Biden will put US 'back on track' globally

Nov 12, 2020

Red bird's view: an experiment in perspective

by Mary Navarre

Nov 9, 2020

Sanitation: an unacknowledged blessing

by Susan Smith

Nov 3, 2020

Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?

by Brian Roewe

Oct 2, 2020

Social Justice

Young people of Generation Z are awakening us from our slumber

by Mumbi Kigutha

Nov 27, 2020

Horizons - A global dearth of true leadership has marked 2020. But throughout this year, I have also experienced a surging of hope within me, due to the efforts of young people around the world.

Solving homelessness takes political will, money and individualization, sisters say

Nov 23, 2020

Sisters whose ministries focus on housing and homelessness say progress is possible, but it must always be mindful of local experiences and dynamics. And in every place, there are complexities and challenges, and housing alone is not a singular solution.

Congregations plan to honor churchwomen slain in El Salvador 40 years ago

Nov 23, 2020

Hundreds attend online series on how religious communities can fight racism

Nov 20, 2020

Holy Spirit nuns join with network in India to support migrants

by Sophia M. Arockia Mary

Nov 19, 2020

Society is a traffic roundabout — or it should be

by Nancy Linenkugel

Nov 18, 2020

Arts and Media

Q & A with Sr. Astridah Banda, 'unsung hero' for educating on COVID-19

Nov 17, 2020

A Mercy sister uses the institute’s "Morning and Evening Prayer of the Sisters of Mercy." (Provided photo)

Congregations find their own voices with Liturgy of the Hours revisions

by Julie A. Ferraro

Nov 16, 2020

"We wanted a prayer book that would reflect who we are." Some congregations of women religious in the U.S. have their own versions of the Liturgy of the Hours — the daily prayer of the church.

Sisters discuss ventures into the TikTok frontier of evangelization

by Brittany Wilmes

Nov 11, 2020

Mary, Undoer of Knots seen as offering hope amid tangled reality of pandemic

by Barb Umberger, Catholic News Service

Oct 27, 2020

Sr. Margaret MacCurtain, distinguished historian and activist, dies at 91

by Sarah Mac Donald

Oct 21, 2020

Poor Clares' song reaches out in a hope to provide silence, calm

by Sarah Mac Donald

Oct 19, 2020

Migration

Migrants from Maharashtra traveled by truck and were left May 25 at Bondamunda, Odisha, in India. They sat in the sun without food for an entire day. The author and her congregation, the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, gave them food and m

Holy Spirit nuns join with network in India to support migrants

by Sophia M. Arockia Mary

Nov 19, 2020

When the government imposed national lockdown in March to contain COVID-19, millions of Indian migrants struggled to return home. Our community joined with others to help migrants survive and reach home.

People at a Melbourne refugee and asylum seeker rights rally July 27, 2013, protest both the Rudd Labor Government new proposal for assessment and resettlement of asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea, and the Liberal Party's hard line stand to use the milit

Gaps in Australia's asylum program for people fleeing oppression

Sep 25, 2020

From A Nun's Life podcasts - In this Random Nun Clip, Sr. Rita Malavisi talks about the Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Australia, where she has served as a volunteer for 17 years.

Encounter is real education

Sep 11, 2020

Indian nuns aid migrant laborers stranded on way home during lockdown

by Jessy Joseph

Jul 13, 2020

Migrant workers flood Goa beaches for jobs; sisters help them fit in

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by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy

Jul 9, 2020

Consecrated persons see the suffering face of Jesus

by Mary Lilly Driciru

Jul 1, 2020

Trafficking

Symposium examines how COVID-19 has exacerbated human trafficking