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Flying in V Formation

Flying in V Formation is a vowed religious woman, missionary and nurse. She lives in a community and accompanies groups of women and young people in their human and spiritual development. She uses a pseudonym to protect her identity.

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There is no greater love than to give one's life

As followers of Jesus, we feel challenged to reveal the face of the merciful God, to transcend suffering, and to not let the discourse of hatred rob us of inner peace or plunge us into despair.

We are called to be saints in ordinary life

The saints who inspire me are ordinary people who, despite their frailties, do good and reveal God's presence in profound ways. They are people who have learned to attune themselves to the heartbeat of God within humanity.

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GSR is a blessing in my journey as a missionary

GSR has become a close-knit and expansive community where we feel like sisters, united in weaving the dream of a shared prophetic mission and a passion for communicating life in all its dimensions.

Espacio dedicado a la oración por Nicaragua. (Foto:Vuelo en V)

Awaken us, Lord, and save us!

A call for an awakening of the collective conscience in Nicaragua comes from writer Flying in V Formation, who advocates for freedom, justice and the reconstruction of a divided country. 

Parishioners attend a Mass at Santo Domingo de Guzman church in Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 2, 2022. (OSV News/Reuters/Maynor Valenzuela)

In Nicaragua, we feel small and persecuted, but not abandoned by God

In the midst of fear, uncertainty and persecution under a nefarious dictatorship, we try to continue to announce, with our lives, the presence of Jesus, who is also a witness of this very harsh reality.

People gather for a Good Friday procession outside the Metropolitan Cathedral as the government banned Holy Week street processions this year due to unspecified security concerns, April 7 in Managua, Nicaragua. Parishes in Nicaragua conducted traditional Viacrucis processions on church grounds or inside churches. (OSV News/Reuters)

Called to resist with hope, by the light of God's word

The Nicaraguan church is living in an apocalyptic time of constant struggle and resistance to keep our faith and convictions alive and strong. Yet we continue to trust and believe that we are not alone.

A monument to university students fallen in 2018 protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government is seen at the Polytechnic University of Nicaragua in Managua. In early February 2022, the Nicaragua national assembly ordered the revocation of the legal status of five universities, including a Catholic university, along with several Catholic educational and charitable projects. (CNS/Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas)

Jesus continues to be born in those who resist injustice

Jesus spent his childhood in an era marked by violence, imprisonment, and exile. His childhood was not too different from what we experience today. And in the rubble-filled manger of Nicaragua, Jesus continues to be born.