How nuns are marking the Season of Creation and honoring 'our common home'

A worm's-eye view shows a gardener's dirty hands working in the soil of an outdoor garden, which is framed by wood in an outdoor setting. (Unsplash/Sandie Clarke)

Our sister panelists for The Life share how they celebrate the Season of Creation, and how they honor creation itself, through gardening, advocacy and other practices that connect environmental stewardship with faith.

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Pope Leo XIV looks at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes from the hill of the Carmelite Monastery of Lourdes in France, Sept. 27, 2026, after a private meeting with contemplative religious sisters. Three days later, Leo met with a group of Dominican contemplatives at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV urges contemplative nuns to resist a 'spirit of survival'

"Keeping silence is an act of the will that engages the whole person and helps to cultivate solid relationships, because they are animated by the Word of God," Leo told the Dominican contemplatives.

An artist rendering of the Monastery of Jesus, Mary and Joseph the Fairfield Carmelites are constructing in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of the Fairfield Carmelites)

Pennsylvania nuns build stone monastery designed to last 'a thousand years'

The $100 million project, expected to take about 15 years, is reviving centuries-old masonry techniques to create a self-sustaining monastery complex that will eventually house up to 40 sisters.

Sr. Kathleen Reiley visits Bacha English school on May 11, 2026, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Sumon Corraya)

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Pope Leo XIV looks at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes from the hill of the Carmelite Monastery of Lourdes in France, Sept. 27, 2026, after a private meeting with contemplative religious sisters. Three days later, Leo met with a group of Dominican contemplatives at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV urges contemplative nuns to resist a 'spirit of survival'

"Keeping silence is an act of the will that engages the whole person and helps to cultivate solid relationships, because they are animated by the Word of God," Leo told the Dominican contemplatives.

An artist rendering of the Monastery of Jesus, Mary and Joseph the Fairfield Carmelites are constructing in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of the Fairfield Carmelites)

Pennsylvania nuns build stone monastery designed to last 'a thousand years'

The $100 million project, expected to take about 15 years, is reviving centuries-old masonry techniques to create a self-sustaining monastery complex that will eventually house up to 40 sisters.

A man prays before a portrait of Venerable Sr. Maria Celine Kannanaikal at the provincial house of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate in Payyambalam, a suburb of Kannur town in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. (George Kommattam)

Indian nun who died 35 days after profession draws devotees of all faiths

Devotion to Venerable Maria Celine Kannanaikal has spread seven decades after her death. "People of all faiths visit her tomb, seeking her intercession," says Sr. Leema Manchiyil of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate.

The heads of women's religious orders leave an audience with Pope Francis in Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 12, 2016. During the session with members of the International Union of Superiors General, sisters asked Francis about the possibility of women deacons returning to the church. (CNS/Paul Haring)

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John Selemeni, left, and Stephen Ikuytwa tend to a crop of capsicum in a greenhouse managed by Sr. Christine Kagunye of the Assumption Sisters in Thika, a town on the outskirts of Nairobi. (Gitonga Njeru)

Sisters promote urban agriculture in Nairobi area and its informal settlements

Catholic sisters have encouraged vertical sack gardening across many of Nairobi's slums. They also oversee food plantations and greenhouse production in the area.

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Eight nuns from India and Mexico run a guesthouse beside Tallinn’s ruined medieval convent, blending prayer, hospitality and care for the poor in one of Europe’s most secular countries.

The Peace Center, a ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, is seen in July 2026 in New Oleans' Gert Town neighborhood. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

Dominican nuns build community in New Orleans neighborhood shaped by poverty

For 13 years, the Dominican Sisters of Peace have built relationships in New Orleans' Gert Town neighborhood through a community center offering programs for children and seniors.

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The project shines light on the mission and ministry of Catholic women religious around the world.

Each lesson connects articles about sisters or columns written by sisters to the good news found in scripture and church teaching. Action ideas and compelling prayer bring new learning alive. Teacher guides provide vital context and engaging activities to launch group discussions.