Nancy Sylvester

Nancy Sylvester is founder and director of the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue. She served in leadership of her own religious community, the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monroe, Michigan, as well as in the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Prior to that she was National Coordinator of Network, the national Catholic social justice lobby. ICCD is beginning its third decade with new resources and programs. For information go to www.iccdinstitute.org. Her new book, Journey-Faith in an Entangled World is available beginning Oct. 15.

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Deconstruction is easy; transformation will take time

How will we be on Nov. 5 and afterward?

Is our nation ready for cataract surgery?

Consider candidates' leadership qualities for the future

Cultivate kindness this pre-election season

Where did all the Sisters go? GSR's stories answer the question.

Follow the daffodil. There is only light in front of us.

Lent is a time for waiting

Let 'bursts of joy' break through life's chaos

This Christmas season, consider that 'hope is the memory of the future'

Giving thanks for those who lived out of love

Let love prevail in a world of violence

Can Catholics be progressive? Absolutely!

With great diversity, we are still one nation

Priests' meeting put into practice living synodality in a polarized world

Communal contemplation for healing the world

Opening our eyes to seeing differently

One key can unlock all the doors. Are you willing to open them?

The Hand of God comforts and encourages us with love

A lament for the culture of violence