Joan Sauro, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, publishes widely in the Catholic press. "We were called Sister" (U.S. Catholic) was awarded first place for Best Essay 2014 by the CPA.
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A backwards glance at life from wartime
As a devastating war rages in Ukraine, 200 of us are packed in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church, begging for God's mercy. Even as we pray, the Russian army shows no mercy, destroying one town after another.
Losing, finding and venturing forth, with eyes wide open
"Each day is composed of hours and we are in one. Pay no mind to the hour before and the hour to come, if indeed there be one. We have only this hour. Embrace it. Love it as best you can. Here is the face of God."
The Way of the Cross in my neighborhood
The Suffering Face of Christ is everywhere to behold. Two lesbians are being evicted. The grammar school teacher throws up his hands after a year's shutdown and moves out. A 60-year-old neighbor cares for his 98-year-old cousin.
Sisters sing: a program of gratitude
The voice is rapturous, out of this world, so that even the lips of Christ smile because nothing is set in stone, not joy, not tears, not yesterday and, certainly, not tomorrow. Sing, sisters, sing.