All of us need "grief time," "breathing time" or "retreat time" after this bucketful of losses because each loss affects us physically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually.
"I hope that in our communal lives as religious women, we can help continue to erase the stigma associated with going to get help for our mental health issues," writes Sr. Clare Bass.
The 2024 elections will be an intervention into our current divisive way of seeing. It intervenes, and whether it is successful in removing what has been blocking the clarity of our vision is still unknown.
Sr. Amaya Hernandez's religious life has been immersed in the Augustinian charism, a guide of order and love that has led her toward true peace and the discovery of her identity and mission, even amid uncertainty.
Sr. Elizabeth Carranza Sánchez shares how her encounter with the life of Mother Paula, foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, marked her vocation and ministry.
For us, addicts to the independence we think of as freedom, this month of meditating on Jesus as the Bread of Life has led us to hear Jesus question us: "Are you all in?"
"Voting our future means that we must dare to create the future of which we dream," writes Sr. Eilis McCulloh. "We must live in the hope that this future is possible."
Haste and anxiety dehumanize us and prevent us from getting closer to God. Practicing patience reminds us to stop and take a deep breath to be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy and present each day.
It would be appropriate to treat women and men equally in terms of dignity and respect. That is our desire — to see a just and inclusive society, writes Sr. Robancy A. Helen.
Through my internship with the Congregation of Jesus Mary Joseph Social Service Society, I have met women and children whose lives are marked by resilience, strength and a quiet courage that I admire deeply.
"Rooted in the divine feminine, which symbolizes the birthing of new life and newness, women religious are called to cultivate a mindset of continual growth and evolution," writes Sr. Monique Tarabeh.
Look to Mary and seek the grace to live like her — always reaching out to others, walking through adverse times with utmost trust in God, and pondering the instances of life rather than fretting over them.
"Although caring for malnourished children may have begun as a responsibility and urgent necessity, it is now the love of my life," writes Sr. Felicitas Asoh, who runs a health center in Cameroon.
For over seven years, in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru, a creative apostolate involving four religious communities has been supporting transgender women who provide sexual services in the area.
Is God calling us today to a particular mission? All that we need when being called is an empty and humbled heart that will be filled with faith and hope by the one who calls us.
The words of Anne Frank and Amanda Gorman give Sr. Margaret Cessna hope that the world can be better. "Why not organize and put the universe to work?" she writes. "What if we did hearts across America?"
Scripture for Life: This week's liturgy warns us that our expectations may be the greatest obstacle keeping us from knowing what God keeps offering us.
The yearly Winter School at Regina Pacis Centre in South Africa teaches religious sisters the importance of ongoing formation, providing them with opportunities to deepen their understanding of religious vocation.
Susanna and other women who followed Jesus were attuned to his compassionate heart. These women could be called worthy of a "royal priesthood," a dedicated people.
