Dan Stockman

Monday Starter: "Inaction in the face of this epidemic is unacceptable," Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati and other congregations said in a statement announcing a billboard message to end gun violence and promote peace. 

Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, is offering an online series that will address what it means to be a Catholic, multi-issue voter and how to engage people in challenging conversations about important issues. 

"We need to be touched, we need to be hugged and we need to be loved," says Sr. Rosalind Gefre, who from the mid-1990s to 2020 gave free massages at the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball games. 

In dozens of projects across the country, Catholic women religious are transitioning assets such as land and buildings into tools to meet other needs. 

The 11th Catholic Sisters Week features dozens of events that allow laypeople to connect with sisters and their ministries. Plans include a webinar on gun violence, a food drive, and spiritual exploration.

Los organizadores del Encuentro Hope-Esperanza 2024 —que tocó temas como el liderazgo, el cierre de congregaciones y la colaboración entre ellas— afirman que la conversación sobre cómo debería ser y cómo será la vida religiosa es vital para las hermanas más jóvenes, porque son ellas quienes la vivirán.

Sisters say the event was an opportunity for younger sisters to see each other, to know they are not alone and that they are part of something that goes beyond congregations and borders. 

Organizers say the conversation of what religious life should and will look like is vital for younger sisters because they are the ones who will be living it.

¿Cuál fue el papel de los internados católicos para niños indígenas financiados por el Gobierno de EE. UU. en el intento de genocidio cultural contra las tribus originarias? Las religiosas están ayudando a compilar una lista de todas las escuelas internas —en las que hubo abusos, opresión cultural e incluso muertes— que las entidades católicas administraron desde 1820 hasta la década de 1960, una investigación que busca sanar el pasado, reparar daños y brindar información a las comunidades nativas.

The Loretto Community is calling on the U.S. government to halt arms shipments to Israel, insist Hamas release all hostages and insist Israel stop military attacks on Gaza. 

In 1965, Kinsella was finishing a stint in the U.S. Army, and was trying to visit an order of Carmelites to see about joining. But the cab driver — unbeknownst to her — dropped her off with Visitation Sisters instead.

Las Hnas. de la Misericordia JoAnn Persch y Pat Murphy serían las primeras en decirnos que ellas no son ángeles; pero, junto con Carol Conway, asociada de su comunidad, y docenas de voluntarios y donantes, han trabajado duro para llevar paz y misericordia a los solicitantes de asilo.

Mercy Srs. JoAnn Persch and Pat Murphy, along with Mercy Associate Carol Conway and dozens of volunteers and donors, have been hard at work delivering peace and mercy to asylum seekers in Chicago.

The sisters say corporate directors at Smith & Wesson Brands have exposed the company to massive liabilities by its manufacture, sale and marketing of AR-15 style rifles.

Sr. Patricia Murray said the Holy Spirit guided the journey through deep listening to one another, which connected participants as individuals and also as a global church.

Insurance expert Stephen Waldorf says that congregations are facing a triple whammy that will make insurance not only far more expensive, but in some cases unavailable. And all of it is driven by climate change.

Traspasando fronteras y uniendo fuerzas, cuatro congregaciones se unen para ayudar, de manera permanente, a migrantes y solicitantes de asilo sumidos en condiciones deplorables en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. En McAllen, Texas, las religiosas católicas transforman vidas y alimentan esperanzas.

For the Erie Sisters of St. Joseph, their annual Thanksgiving meal is one of their biggest undertakings of the year. Last year, their army of volunteers delivered 1,200 turkey dinners with all the trimmings.

"That's why we often say you can't be pro-life and ignore gun violence," said activist Shane Claiborne at a webinar hosted by Nuns Against Gun Violence.

"No usaré el término éxito, pero ha sido fructífero. (…) El Sínodo no ha terminado. La segunda sesión es el próximo octubre, donde el documento final tendrá propuestas para el papa". indicó una hermana, miembro con derecho a voto en la primera sesión de esta asamblea del Vaticano.