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Aug 3, 2020

Columns

Whither religious life? Reflections from New Zealand

by Susan Smith

Aug 5, 2020

As contemporary religious search for relevance in a rapidly changing world, perhaps it is useful to examine the relationship of religious life to the particular context or culture in which it exists.

The power of painting in a time of COVID

by Shini Melukunnel

Aug 4, 2020

The coronavirus lockdown has restricted all of us inside our homes. But it has given us a good opportunity to develop our hidden talents and spend time with God, ourselves, and with those who are with us.

Catholic cognitive dissonance in the age of Trump

by Ceil Lavan

Aug 3, 2020

This is a time when we must take sides. Do we choose life, or silently watch our church leaders appearing to support the destruction caused by the Trump administration?

Despite everything, we are still saying yes to God's call

by Gabrielle Bibeau

Jul 31, 2020

Amid pestilence and violence, racism and injustice, poverty and disease, God still calls. The history of our church is filled with people who responded yes to God's call in the most terrible circumstances.

Hobson's choice or a new beginning

by Joan Chittister

Jul 30, 2020

From Where I Stand: Accountability, example, equality, adaptation, care and a personal sense of responsibility direct the leader's leadership style. They're not the values taught in business schools maybe. But they make human beings of us all.

In India, scarcity is real and takes many forms

by Lavina D'Souza

Jul 30, 2020

India extended its COVID-19 lockdown, and many took to the streets to find food. We organized food provisions to help. India has metric tons of food in storage, so what is the reality of this scarcity?

News

Adapted for COVID times, sisters' beer garden fundraiser breaks record

by Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur

Aug 3, 2020

Summer in Milwaukee is the season of beer gardens. And, this year, the School Sisters of St. Francis were not about to let a pandemic keep them from joining the fun. Creative solution? Beer garden in a box to go!

Spotlight needed on abuse in women's orders, says Jesuit journal

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Jul 30, 2020

The abuse occurring within women's religious orders deserves more attention from the media and must be remedied, said an influential Jesuit journal.

Nuns, priests, bishops protest Duterte government

by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

Jul 28, 2020

Head of Network remembers Lewis as 'determined, forceful, thoughtful'

by Betty Araya, Catholic News Service

Jul 27, 2020

Catholic-supported co-op in Israel helps asylum-seekers during pandemic

by Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service

Jul 23, 2020

German abbess faces possible landmark trial on church asylum

Jul 21, 2020

Coronavirus

The power of painting in a time of COVID

by Shini Melukunnel

Aug 4, 2020

Adapted for COVID times, sisters' beer garden fundraiser breaks record

Aug 3, 2020

For Poland's nuns, lockdown leaves space to reflect on mission

by Jonathan Luxmoore

Jul 31, 2020

Despite everything, we are still saying yes to God's call

by Gabrielle Bibeau

Jul 31, 2020

In India, scarcity is real and takes many forms

by Lavina D'Souza

Jul 30, 2020

Mentors for life during COVID-19: Mom, Dad and Merton

by Judith Best

Jul 29, 2020

Ministry

Q & A with Shamima Sakendar, a Muslim student whose story about a Catholic sister became a short film

by Sumon Corraya

Jul 28, 2020

"I wrote the story to reveal how a Catholic nun has been contributing for students from all faiths," said Shamima Sakendar.

Catholic-supported co-op in Israel helps asylum-seekers during pandemic

by Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service

Jul 23, 2020

The collective, supported by several Catholic charities — including the Pontifical Mission, the Comboni Sisters, Spanish Manos Unidas and a parish in Switzerland, has been providing a source of income and support for Israel's most vulnerable population of African women asylum-seekers, and its work has become even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education and nutrition ministry for women and girls of the Maasai community

by Rose Daudi Mmbaga

Jul 22, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Mary Margaret Ajiko, a surgeon saving infants' lives in Uganda

by Gerald Matembu

Jul 14, 2020

Indian nuns aid migrant laborers stranded on way home during lockdown

by Jessy Joseph

Jul 13, 2020

Sisters' $1,000 grants help families and nonprofit staff impacted by COVID-19

Jul 9, 2020

Religious Life

Whither religious life? Reflections from New Zealand

by Susan Smith

Aug 5, 2020

As contemporary religious search for relevance in a rapidly changing world, perhaps it is useful to examine the relationship of religious life to the particular context or culture in which it exists.

Sr. Patricia Chappell has long been a leader. Now she's being honored for it

Aug 3, 2020

Decades in nonviolence and anti-racism work has prepared Sr. Patricia Chappell for this tense moment in United States history, as her lifelong passions have become part of mainstream conversation in the country. Chappell, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, has long been involved in anti-racism work, helping religious communities confront the systemic racism within their congregations.

For Poland's nuns, lockdown leaves space to reflect on mission

by Jonathan Luxmoore

Jul 31, 2020

Despite everything, we are still saying yes to God's call

by Gabrielle Bibeau

Jul 31, 2020

Looking for the perfect greeting card, for sisters

by Maxine Kollasch

Jul 31, 2020

Spotlight needed on abuse in women's orders, says Jesuit journal

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Jul 30, 2020

Community News

Ancillae Secular Institute German Region Gets New Regional Drectress and Council Members

Ancillae Secular Institute

Engaged in the ‘the apostolate of positive presence’ during Pandemic Times: Ancillae at Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra takes up technology to reach out

Ancillae Secular Institute

Incarnate Word Foundation and St. Louis Catholic Sisters host billboard project affirming racial justice

Incarnate Word Foundation and 13 St. Louis-area congregations

Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province Transition Leadership

Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province

Q&As

Q & A with Sr. Barbara Moore on US civil rights struggles 55 years after Selma

by Carol K. Coburn

Aug 4, 2020

Sr. Barbara Moore was among a group of Catholic sisters (and one of only two Black sisters) who went to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to protest the inequality of voting rights for Black Americans.

Q & A with Shamima Sakendar, a Muslim student whose story about a Catholic sister became a short film

by Sumon Corraya

Jul 28, 2020

"I wrote the story to reveal how a Catholic nun has been contributing for students from all faiths," said Shamima Sakendar.

Q & A with Abbess Máire Hickey: the impact of COVID-19 on her Benedictines' centennial

by Sarah Mac Donald

Jul 21, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Mary Margaret Ajiko, a surgeon saving infants' lives in Uganda

by Gerald Matembu

Jul 14, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Irene O'Neill, launching a platform for Sisters Rising Worldwide

Jun 30, 2020

Q & A with Dr. Valérie Julie Brousseau, helping Canadian religious communities prevent COVID-19

by Dana Wachter

Jun 23, 2020

Spirituality

The power of painting in a time of COVID

by Shini Melukunnel

Aug 4, 2020

Praying with the kitchen maid at Emmaus

by Angela Burke

Jul 28, 2020

Praying with art is a practice that is related to St Ignatius' method of prayer known as "imaginative contemplation." Ignatius encouraged his followers to use their imagination to make the Gospel come alive.

GSR's The Life: God's designs were made known

by The Life Panelists

Jul 27, 2020

'Our most tragic time': Felician Sisters bear loss of 13 sisters to COVID-19

Jul 20, 2020

Taking the air in during the coronavirus pandemic

by Joan Sauro

Jul 2, 2020

In community, I saw that we are all crepuscular beings

by Maria Longo

Jul 1, 2020

Environment

Sr. Lucy Slinger offers a garden tour on FSPA lands outside La Crosse, Wisconsin

Blog

Franciscan Sisters give NCR $1.5 million to help 'wake up the world'

by NCR Staff

Jul 31, 2020

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration announced on July 31 a gift of $1.5 million to NCR’s endowment earmarked to support and amplify “integral ecological education and journalism reflecting the spirit of Laudato Si’.” The gift marks the establishment of the Laudato Si' Fund at NCR.

Preserving trees by making charcoal from paper litter

by Charity Bbalo

Jul 16, 2020

As one solution to the practice of cutting new trees for fuel every day — including the long and dangerous walks to access trees — a women's group in the Chikuni area of Zambia is using recycled paper as an alternative energy source.

Amid biting drought, sisters in Zambia fend off hunger with organic farming

by Doreen Ajiambo

Jul 16, 2020

Kenya to demolish Catholic hospital to reclaim forest land

by Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service

Jun 30, 2020

'I can't breathe' — the words that haunt us

by Joan Brown

Jun 4, 2020

East Africa flooding displaces thousands, sisters offer some relief

by Doreen Ajiambo

Jun 1, 2020

Social Justice

Q & A with Sr. Barbara Moore on US civil rights struggles 55 years after Selma

by Carol K. Coburn

Aug 4, 2020

Sr. Barbara Moore was among a group of Catholic sisters (and one of only two Black sisters) who went to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to protest the inequality of voting rights for Black Americans.

Sr. Patricia Chappell has long been a leader. Now she's being honored for it

Aug 3, 2020

Catholic cognitive dissonance in the age of Trump

by Ceil Lavan

Aug 3, 2020

Hobson's choice or a new beginning

by Joan Chittister

Jul 30, 2020

Nuns, priests, bishops protest Duterte government

by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

Jul 28, 2020

Head of Network remembers Lewis as 'determined, forceful, thoughtful'

by Betty Araya, Catholic News Service

Jul 27, 2020

Arts and Media

Praying with the kitchen maid at Emmaus

by Angela Burke

Jul 28, 2020

Q & A with Shamima Sakendar, a Muslim student whose story about a Catholic sister became a short film

by Sumon Corraya

Jul 28, 2020

"I wrote the story to reveal how a Catholic nun has been contributing for students from all faiths," said Shamima Sakendar.

Dynamic history of US church threads this book on sainthood

by Mary Beth Fraser Connolly

Jul 22, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Irene O'Neill, launching a platform for Sisters Rising Worldwide

Jun 30, 2020

Q & A with Sr. Judy Zielinski, producer of new documentary on Nicholas Black Elk

Jun 16, 2020

Poland's nuns join rap video challenge to help health care workers

by Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service

Jun 10, 2020

Migration

Mothers and children wait at Kaushambi Bus Terminal on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border to go to their villages in eastern India hundreds of kilometers away. (Jessy Joseph)

Indian nuns aid migrant laborers stranded on way home during lockdown

by Jessy Joseph

Jul 13, 2020

Hundreds of Catholic nuns are on the front lines as the church reaches out to migrant laborers affected by India's lockdown, considered the world's largest and toughest attempt to contain the pandemic.

Sr. Marie Lou Barboza, left, a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary congregation, speaks to Chandra, a migrant woman from Telangana state who now lives in Saligao, a village in Goa. (Lissy Maruthanakuzhy)

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

Updated

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy

Jul 9, 2020

A Place to Call Home - Three Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary work with about 1,600 migrants, mostly tribal women of various religions, in the state of Goa, India's tourism hub.

Consecrated persons see the suffering face of Jesus

by Mary Lilly Driciru

Jul 1, 2020

World Refugee Day is June 20. Just imagine …

by Mary Leonora Tucker

Jun 20, 2020

Sisters adapt migration ministries in face of COVID-19, US stop on immigration

Apr 23, 2020

Sr. Elisabetta Flick, key figure in UISG ministry to migrants, dies

Apr 9, 2020

Trafficking

Catholic sisters lead the way in the anti-trafficking movement

by Sabrina Wong

Jul 29, 2020

Commentary - July 30 marks the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a time to raise awareness around human trafficking and amplify efforts to stop it. We shine a light on the work Catholic sisters are doing to address the realities of human trafficking.

Online sexual exploitation of children increased during pandemic