Relatives of a person who died after contracting COVID-19 mourn April 29 over the casket before the burial at a graveyard in New Delhi. (CNS/Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

'Everywhere, there is pain': Indian sisters on life in the COVID-19 hotspot

by GSR Columnists in India
May 13, 2021

A year of embracing growth as a mixed, Korean American woman

by Celina Kim Chapman

Through an app, a group of Latin American nuns tracks mental illness across the US

by Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service

Q & A with three missionary sisters from Mexico ministering in Kentucky

by Robert Alan Glover

Columns

Asking God for a sign amid life and death

by Eileen Reilly
May 13, 2021

A sister who served as a spiritual adviser to a death row inmate shares a reflection from years ago: "I was never one who seriously prayed for a sign from God. But all that changed. Here's how it happened."

Educating the children of Vietnam in the faith

by Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)
May 12, 2021

<p>Nowadays, we are living in an era of scientific and technical inventions that enhance the lives of human beings. As a result, human beings are now tempted by "isms" such as individualism — meaning that they just live for themselves without caring about others, and enjoy a happy life without working hard any more. Their idealism is that the good things are kept for themselves, and the bad things and disadvantages are meant for others.</p>

Caring for elderly sisters in Africa during the pandemic

by Grace Candiru
May 11, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis was a wake-up call for sisters who were not prepared for such an emergency. Congregations need to rise to the challenge of training members on how to care for their elderly and sick members as a priority issue.

The trace of the perfume: from the table to the garden

by Magda Bennásar
May 10, 2021

We do not know how the Resurrection happened; the speculative questions do not fit. Their goal is not the news itself, but to inform and to feed the faith of the community.

The second wave: India fails miserably

by Sujata Jena
May 7, 2021

Horizons - Almost everyone I know is affected by the second wave of COVID-19 in India in one way or the other. I and most sisters in my community had the virus the first week of April, and we had to isolate ourselves immediately.

God's economy never fails

by Betsy Devasia
May 6, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Women's Development Centre of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod was able to reach out to 4,870 families and about 24,250 persons in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.

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News

Monday Starter: US sister groups 'strongly oppose' moves to restrict voting rights

by Soli Salgado
May 10, 2021

Monday Starter - Eviction moratoriums get struck down; 38 families in El Salvador have their own water now; the "Giving Voice Encuentro" is on for August; Sr. Lou Ella Hickman's poems have been set to music

Missionaries of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel participates in a virtual dialogue May 4, 2021, about "Young and Latino Leaders on Immigration: Continuing Challenges, New Urgency, Time for Action." (CNS/Georgetown University)

Sr. Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit US-Mexico border

by Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

"The best way to understand what is happening at the border is to come and see, you know?" Sr. Norma Pimentel told a Georgetown panel — "actually see the face of a child, a mother hurting and suffering for their babies."

Sisters say Biden's first 100 days are a good start overall, but not on immigration

by Chris Herlinger, Soli Salgado
May 3, 2021

Monday Starter: Sisters respond to LCWR's call at the US-Mexico border

by Soli Salgado
May 3, 2021

Local trust in sisters can boost vaccination efforts, UISG webinar notes

by Chris Herlinger
Apr 29, 2021

Give what you can, take what you need: Catholic sisters join community food pantry effort in the Philippines

by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
Apr 27, 2021

Coronavirus

Relatives of a person who died after contracting COVID-19 mourn April 29 over the casket before the burial at a graveyard in New Delhi. (CNS/Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

'Everywhere, there is pain': Indian sisters on life in the COVID-19 hotspot

by GSR Columnists in India
May 13, 2021

Six of GSR's sister columnists share their experiences — as health workers, as tribal citizens, as compassionate caregivers, as victims of the virus themselves — during the terrible outbreak of COVID-19 in India.

Caring for elderly sisters in Africa during the pandemic

by Grace Candiru
May 11, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis was a wake-up call for sisters who were not prepared for such an emergency. Congregations need to rise to the challenge of training members on how to care for their elderly and sick members as a priority issue.

The second wave: India fails miserably

by Sujata Jena
May 7, 2021

Sisters' archivists are collecting COVID-19 history as it happens

by Peter Feuerherd
May 6, 2021

God's economy never fails

by Betsy Devasia
May 6, 2021

Increasing my vocabulary and surviving COVID-19 in 2021

by Jennifer Wilson
Apr 30, 2021

Ministry

From left: Sr. Ignacia García Ramos, Sr. Guadalupe Martínez Castillo, instructor Kim Campbell, and Sr. Felipa Santos Tapia in a March class in English as a second language at Centro de San Juan Diego in Lexington, Kentucky. (Courtesy of Jim Bennett)

Q & A with three missionary sisters from Mexico ministering in Kentucky

by Robert Alan Glover
May 11, 2021

Mexican Sr. Ignacia García Ramos, Sr. Felipa Santos Tapia and Sr. Guadalupe Martínez Castillo — Missionary Daughters of the Rosary of Our Lady of Fátima — will begin a five-year apostolate in the Lexington Diocese.

Through an app, a group of Latin American nuns tracks mental illness across the US

by Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service
May 10, 2021

It took some getting used to, but Sr. Maria Minerva Morales is now a faithful user of a cell phone app where she documents her interactions with people she ministers to.

Sisters of Mercy orphanage in Honduras nurtures children living with HIV

by Gregg Brekke
May 10, 2021

Sisters near Goa beaches offer children of sex workers brighter options

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 6, 2021

God's economy never fails

by Betsy Devasia
May 6, 2021

Radical changes we need to pass to the younger generation

by Nancy Watenga
May 5, 2021

Religious Life

Caring for elderly sisters in Africa during the pandemic

by Grace Candiru
May 11, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis was a wake-up call for sisters who were not prepared for such an emergency. Congregations need to rise to the challenge of training members on how to care for their elderly and sick members as a priority issue.

Children enjoy play time at Casa Corazón de la Misericordia, which cares for children who are HIV-positive, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. (Gregg Brekke)

Sisters of Mercy orphanage in Honduras nurtures children living with HIV

by Gregg Brekke
May 10, 2021

In San Pedro Sula, Casa Corazón de la Misericordia has served more than 1,000 HIV-positive children who have come through its doors since it was established in 1995 by Mercy Srs. Masbely Del Cid and Sandra Hernández.

Sisters' archivists are collecting COVID-19 history as it happens

by Peter Feuerherd
May 6, 2021

Writing constitutions for an ethnically diverse, international congregation

by Susan Smith
May 3, 2021

Bringing attention to exploited obedience, spiritual abuse in religious communities

by Joyce Meyer
Apr 28, 2021

Q & A with Doris Reisinger, theologian at the forefront of the #NunsToo movement

by Joyce Meyer
Apr 28, 2021

Community News

How Do We Find God in the Everyday?

Published May 13, 2021 Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt

How Awareness Motivates Sr. Ceil Lavan

Published May 13, 2021 Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt

Dominican Sister Eileen Connor Earns Award from St. John's University

Published May 9, 2021 Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville

The True Cost: Stories of Human Trafficking

Event date: May 22, 2021, 1pm - 3pm CDT, Free Admission, on Zoom Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Anti-Trafficking Committee, Madison, WI
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Q&As

From left: Sr. Ignacia García Ramos, Sr. Guadalupe Martínez Castillo, instructor Kim Campbell, and Sr. Felipa Santos Tapia in a March class in English as a second language at Centro de San Juan Diego in Lexington, Kentucky. (Courtesy of Jim Bennett)

Q & A with three missionary sisters from Mexico ministering in Kentucky

by Robert Alan Glover
May 11, 2021

Mexican Sr. Ignacia García Ramos, Sr. Felipa Santos Tapia and Sr. Guadalupe Martínez Castillo — Missionary Daughters of the Rosary of Our Lady of Fátima — will begin a five-year apostolate in the Lexington Diocese.

Sr. Crina Cardozo of the Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth on her way to visit the Dhanger tribe in Fullamol village in Goa, western India (Lissy Maruthanakuzhy)

Q & A with Sr. Crina Cardozo, ministering to the tribal people of Goa

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 4, 2021

Holy Family of Nazareth Sr. Crina Cardozo walks miles to visit tribal people, their homes in hilly, forested areas of Goa, India, where she teaches academics to children and career-oriented courses for women and youth.

Q & A with Doris Reisinger, theologian at the forefront of the #NunsToo movement

by Joyce Meyer
Apr 28, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Nathalie Becquart: Upcoming synod could 'turn a clerical church into a synodal church'

by Elisabeth Auvillain
Apr 27, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Suzanne Susany, immigration attorney working with women in need

by Julie A. Ferraro
Apr 20, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Karen Lueck on what it takes to be a quality leader

by Dan Stockman
Apr 13, 2021

Spirituality

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Asking God for a sign amid life and death

by Eileen Reilly
May 13, 2021

A sister who served as a spiritual adviser to a death row inmate shares a reflection from years ago: "I was never one who seriously prayed for a sign from God. But all that changed. Here's how it happened."

Educating the children of Vietnam in the faith

by Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)
May 12, 2021

<p>Nowadays, we are living in an era of scientific and technical inventions that enhance the lives of human beings. As a result, human beings are now tempted by "isms" such as individualism —...

The trace of the perfume: from the table to the garden

by Magda Bennásar
May 10, 2021

Shut in, locked down, no green space? Six tips to connect with nature

Increasing my vocabulary and surviving COVID-19 in 2021

by Jennifer Wilson
Apr 30, 2021

Were some saints mentally ill, or holy, or both?

Environment

Shut in, locked down, no green space? Six tips to connect with nature

EarthBeat asked six people how they stay spiritually rooted in the natural world even in the middle of the city or inside an apartment.

How living simply and intentionally can help you live sustainably

by Celina Kim Chapman
Apr 28, 2021

Notes from the Field - Here's a video of how you can continue the Earth Day momentum of appreciating nature and promoting the care of our planet.

How living simply and intentionally can help you live sustainably

by Celina Kim Chapman
Apr 28, 2021

With spiritual motivation, sisters actively care for the Earth

by The Life Panelists
Apr 26, 2021

Moving from a throwaway culture to nurturing and caring for God's gift

by Mercy Shumbamhini
Apr 22, 2021

Congregations 'walk the talk' of Earth Day with ongoing care for creation

by Chris Herlinger
Apr 22, 2021

Social Justice

At the New York Botanical Garden, I was awed at the glorious lilac bush in the hills of daffodils. Hundreds of bees were dancing and humming within the bush, making me feel so small in a world so big. (Courtesy of Maddie Thompson)

A year of embracing growth as a mixed, Korean American woman

by Celina Kim Chapman
May 12, 2021

Notes from the Field - I could have been working in anti-racism and equity and denied my Korean heritage. I could have given up after every little bump in the road, but life blooms in the most unsuspecting places.

The second wave: India fails miserably

by Sujata Jena
May 7, 2021

Horizons - Almost everyone I know is affected by the second wave of COVID-19 in India in one way or the other. I and most sisters in my community had the virus the first week of April, and we had to isolate ourselves immediately.

As a chapter ends, it's a gift to be part of a larger story

by Maddie Thompson
May 5, 2021

The state mottoes celebrate by holding firm

by Nancy Linenkugel
May 4, 2021

Sisters say Biden's first 100 days are a good start overall, but not on immigration

by Chris Herlinger, Soli Salgado
May 3, 2021

Vatican's water initiative in health care facilities is an investment in life

by Mary Louise Stubbs
Apr 29, 2021

Arts and Media

Benedictine sisters in the church of Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fidélité de Jouque (Courtesy of Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fidélité de Jouques)

New app features French Benedictines singing the Liturgy of the Hours in Gregorian chant

by Elisabeth Auvillain
Apr 16, 2021

Neumz, a website and an app, enables anyone to listen to hymns and chants sung by Benedictine nuns in France. The project involves recording the entire Gregorian chant repertory for all three years of the liturgical cycle.

Sr. Karen Lueck of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 2015 (Courtesy of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)

Q & A with Sr. Karen Lueck on what it takes to be a quality leader

by Dan Stockman
Apr 13, 2021

Sr. Karen Lueck found her philosophy of leadership in her days as a high school cheerleader: Cheer for what people are good at, cheer on what the organization does well, cheer for every accomplishment.

A Place to Call Home series among awards for writing for GSR, NCR

by GSR Staff
Apr 12, 2021

'Get out from your head and get growing, dear child'

by Maddie Thompson
Apr 7, 2021

Sr. Maxine Kollasch to step down as executive director of A Nun's Life

by Dan Stockman
Mar 24, 2021

Red Nuns' viral dance video is an ode to front-line pandemic workers

by Sarah Mac Donald
Mar 10, 2021

Migration

Missionaries of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel participates in a virtual dialogue May 4, 2021, about "Young and Latino Leaders on Immigration: Continuing Challenges, New Urgency, Time for Action." (CNS/Georgetown University)

Sr. Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit US-Mexico border

by Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

"The best way to understand what is happening at the border is to come and see, you know?" Sr. Norma Pimentel told a Georgetown panel — "actually see the face of a child, a mother hurting and suffering for their babies."

Sr. Suzanne Susany of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities assists immigrants from home in Pittsburgh during the pandemic. (Julie A. Ferraro)

Q & A with Sr. Suzanne Susany, immigration attorney working with women in need

by Julie A. Ferraro
Apr 20, 2021

In 2006, inspired by the needs of immigrants, Sr. Suzanne Susany — then in her 60s — enrolled in law school to become an immigration attorney. She spoke to GSR about her path and current work.

Lack of US plan for asylum-seekers tempers hope among migrants, advocates

by Soli Salgado
Apr 5, 2021

Good Friday hope bridges pain and love at the border

by Tracey Horan
Apr 2, 2021

Yearning eyes: the plight of the migrants in India

by Lavina D'Souza
Mar 3, 2021

Sr. Norma Pimentel at center of new documentary on migration

by Soli Salgado
Feb 23, 2021

Trafficking

Sr. Lourenca Marques, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth, observes training in stitching with teacher Mary Fernandes (far right) at Asha Sadan at Baina in the western Indian state of Goa. (Lissy Maruthanakuzhy)

Sisters near Goa beaches offer children of sex workers brighter options

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 6, 2021

At Asha Sadan at Baina Beach near Vasco, the port town of India's Goa state, Holy Family of Nazareth Sr. Lourenca Marques helps children of sex workers and HIV-positive women train for a new life and future.

Sr. Winifred Doherty, who is the U.N. representative for her religious order, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd's Mid-North America province, speaks March 8, during a two-day virtual "Shine the Light" conference on human traffic

Virtual anti-trafficking conference includes testimonies, calls to action

by Soli Salgado
Mar 12, 2021

Spotlighting the root causes and intersections of human trafficking, the Shine the Light virtual conference demonstrated the range of people and concrete actions needed to combat trafficking effectively.

Organizers fight trafficking amid Kentucky Derby

by Janet M. Peterworth
Feb 9, 2021

Combatting human trafficking in Albania and across European borders

by Imelda Poole
Feb 8, 2021

Events to join, ways to commemorate anti-trafficking day Feb. 8

by Soli Salgado
Feb 4, 2021

A Nun's Life Ministry celebrates 15 years with a new series of issue-based podcasts

by Maxine Kollasch
Feb 1, 2021

Introduction to Global Sisters Report