The Life Panelists

Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. This month, we asked panelists: What is something you have learned in your religious life that you wished you had learned sooner?

Today's divided world challenges us to embody the Gospel's call to healing and peace. We asked The Life's panel of sisters: How is healing and forgiveness facilitated or happening in your community?

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the U.S. We asked panelists: What does your community do to address the issue of trafficking and exploitation, particularly of vulnerable women and children?

The Life - GSR's panelists answer the following: Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your country/culture?

In the debut of the eighth panel of The Life, sisters draw on their experiences to reflect on the reality of the world today and meditate on Advent.

The Life - GSR's The Life panelists reflect on their experiences or observations of new spiritual life within religious life. 

In ministry, we often witness others grappling with their own profound callings. Our panelists share their experiences: When have you witnessed others being called by God, particularly when that call seemed difficult?

The Life - Our sister panelists consider: When have you engaged with people whose life experiences are vastly different from your own, and how did these interactions transform your long-held ideas about life?

The Life - Sisters respond to the question: "How does your charism influence the ways in which you interact with others?"
 

The Life - Faith-based actions are crucial in addressing the climate crisis. Our sister panelists discuss how their communities have responded to Pope Francis' call for transformative stewardship of our ailing Earth.

The Life - The sisters explore how communities of religious women engage in traditions and practices that foster inclusivity, create space for others, and enhance communal and individual well-being.

The Life - Our sister panelists explore what it means to live an authentic life as a consecrated religious, and how that might attract others to the same vocation.

The Life - This month, we ask our panelists: "When we stop doing, we ask ourselves, who are we? When you are not working in your ministry, who are you?" 

The Life - This month, we ask our panelists: What has been the Holy Saturday of your life? When have you experienced the in-betweenness of Holy Saturday? What empty tombs have you been sitting by? 

The Life - Many women at the synod noted that clericalism continues to "scar the face of the Church." This month, we ask our panelists: What is the spiritual conversion needed in order for healing to take place?

The Life - Panelists respond to this question: What darkness do you long for God's light to fill in the coming year?

The Life: In the last installment of The Life for 2023, Global Sisters Report asked panelists: Is it possible to have a world where peace exists everywhere? And if so, what would it take to make it happen?

The Life - In their first installment, new The Life panelists describe the anticipation, hope and darkness that accompany the season of Advent. 

The Life: For the final question to the current panel of Catholic sisters, Global Sisters Report asked: How has the synodal process affected you, your parish, or your community? What hopes do you have for the synod?

The Life - This month, the sister panelists share personal experiences of faith as they reflect on this question: What is a piece of wisdom that you received in religious life that continues to sustain you today?