Sisters of Loretto permanently preserve 650 acres of 'holy land' in Kentucky

Beggarticks flowers (Bidens frondosa) at Loretto Motherhouse Farm in Kentucky (Susan Classen)

Under a conservation easement with the Bluegrass Land Conservancy, the land surrounding the Loretto Sisters' motherhouse — farmland, forest, native grasses, lakes and creeks — will be protected and preserved permanently.

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A man reaches to touch a detail of the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common Jan. 10 in Boston. The statue was officially unveiled during ceremonies Jan. 13. (AP/Steven Senne)

Black joy and 'The Embrace'

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Horizons - On the day "The Embrace" was unveiled, honoring Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta, the thing that was most palpable was a sense of Black joy. Joy isn't something you can fabricate. It rises out of freedom, liberation, fullness.

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Medical Mission Sr. Theramma Prayikalam speaks at a protest supporting fish workers in Kerala, India.

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A man reaches to touch a detail of the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common Jan. 10 in Boston. The statue was officially unveiled during ceremonies Jan. 13. (AP/Steven Senne)

Black joy and 'The Embrace'

Horizons - On the day "The Embrace" was unveiled, honoring Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta, the thing that was most palpable was a sense of Black joy. Joy isn't something you can fabricate. It rises out of freedom, liberation, fullness.

A rosary is draped over the praying hands of a statue of Mary outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York. (CNS/Catholic Sun/Paul Finch)

What part do Mary and the rosary play in a sister's vocation?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - A listener asks: Did the rosary play a part in helping you find your way to becoming a sister? Sister Maxine and Sister Julie tell rosary tales and reflect on praying with Mary.

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A new year invites us to see in new ways

Contemplate This - As we consent to see ourselves as we are, the light of Divine Loving illuminates aspects of ourselves that we were unaware of; that we do not like; that we never thought we were capable of.

Sister Irene Regina and Sister Margaret Ann

Basketball sisters head out on different paths, wind up on same journey 40 years later

Divine intervention may be the only explanation for how two college teammates graduated, ventured off on different career paths miles apart and then, 40 years later, ended up on the same journey in Miami, both wearing habits.

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Vietnamese nuns provide for storm victims to celebrate Lunar New Year festival

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The need for candles has taken on urgency with increased electrical blackouts in Ukraine after a recent torrent of Russian bombardments strained the country's power grid. These candles, brought from Poland, were distributed to residents of Zhovkva, Ukraine, at a Dominican convent. (GSR photo/Chris Herlinger)

Read again: 10 noteworthy stories from 2022

Here's a roundup of 2022 Global Sisters Report stories to read — or re-read.  

 

Seton shrine book club inspires a mother and sparks an unlikely friendship

When Nicole Swannack signed up for an online book club with the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton last spring, she thought she might learn more about her faith and the life of America's first native-born saint and maybe make a new friend.

Sylvania Franciscan Sr. Jane Mary Sorosiak paints colored glaze onto a ceramic tile. When the painting is complete, the tile will be baked to harden the glaze into a permanent coating. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

US sisters sell gifts made by their hands and hearts

Sisters help return the holy meanings of the holidays by creating and selling gifts that can be purchased from convents across the United States.

Haejin Shim Fujimura presents Pope Francis with a 15th century kintsugi bowl by on Nov. 8. (Courtesy of Haejin Shim Fujimura)

Pope meets artist whose work reveals how God touches brokenness

An ancient Japanese art form repairs broken vessels with gold, not hiding the damage. The tradition illustrates Pope Francis' call to "to go to the margins" because they are also places of possibility.

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Adrian Dominican Sisters Express Horror and Grief over Recent Shootings

January 24, 2023

January 24, 2023, Adrian, Michigan – The General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters expresse

Virtual Come and See with the Little Sisters of the Poor

Saturday March 4, 2023

The Little Sisters of the Poor are offering a virtual Come and See event for single Catholic wome

Dominican Sisters Call Attention to "The Protector of the Indians"

Amityville Dominican Sisters Anne-Marie Kirmse and Alice Byrnes wrote an article entitled “The Le

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Sr. Maria Fe Rollo, standing in back, with her numerancy and literacy class in March 2018 at San Isidro Care Centre (Courtesy of Maria Fe Rollo)

Q & A with Sr. Maria Fe Rollo, changing lives of deaf students in the Solomon Islands

Sr. Maria Fe Rollo serves as principal of a school for people who are deaf. She shared how her missionary role as teacher and educator has become one of student and champion for the deaf community of the Solomon Islands.

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves after celebrating vespers with members of religious orders in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Feb. 2, 2011, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the World Day for Consecrated Life. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Q & A with Sr. Nadia Coppa on how the late Pope Benedict XVI contributed to the church

Sr. Nadia Coppa, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ and new president of the International Union for Superiors General, provided GSR with extended reflections on questions about the legacy of the late Pope Benedict XVI.

Sr. Eva Fidela Maamo, a member of Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres, in the conference room at the Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission in Paranaque City, Philippines (Oliver Samson)

Q & A with Sr. Eva Fidela Maamo, training Indigenous 'barefoot doctors'

St. Paul de Chartres Sr. Eva Fidela Maamo and her Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission have worked with Indigenous Aetas — including community health "barefoot doctors" — since a volcanic eruption displaced them in 1991.

Mother Anne Francis Ng'ang'a (Courtesy of Georgetown Visitation Monastery)

Q & A with Mother Anne Francis Ng'ang'a, Visitation Sisters' first African superior

In August, Sr. Anne Francis Ng'ang'a was elected superior of Georgetown Visitation Monastery, next to Georgetown University. Ng'ang'a talks to GSR about her path from Kenya to D.C., and her life in the Salesian way.

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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.