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Anna Wilgenbusch

Anna Wilgenbusch is a freelance writer based out of St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is completing her graduate studies in Catholic studies at the University of St. Thomas. Her work has previously appeared in the Catholic News Agency and the Catholic Spirit, as well as several literary publications.

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Servant of Mary thankful for every part of her 53 years of ministry as nurse, midwife

On a cold day in January of 2000, Sister Joaquína Hernández Pereira rode in the back of a truck, laden with supplies and religious habits, into a rural town in the mountainous region of Oaxaca, Mexico. She had a near-impossible mission ahead of her.


 

Franciscan Sr. Cristina Florez Gonzalez, right, works with children of Peruvian Air Force members in the Surco District of Lima, Peru, May 8, 2005. (Photo courtesy of Cristina Florez Gonzalez)

Q&A with Sr. Cristina Florez Gonzalez: Peace in Peru begins with the family

Amid turmoil in Peru, Franciscan  Sr. Cristina Florez Gonzalez works for peace by healing the smallest unit of society: the family. She trusts that her work will have ramifications for generations to come, eventually building a more peaceful society. 

Mother Theresa Gertrude of the Little Sisters of the Poor (Anna Wilgenbusch)

Q & A with Mother Theresa Gertrude on death and grief in the wake of COVID

Mother Theresa Gertrude spoke with GSR about how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamics of death for residents, families and staff in the Little Sisters of the Poor's mission to care for the elderly and dying.