Horizons

In Horizons, younger sisters reflect on their lives, ministries, spirituality and the future of religious life.

The second wave: India fails miserably

May 7, 2021

Horizons - Almost everyone I know is affected by the second wave of COVID-19 in India in one way or the other. I and most sisters in my community had the virus the first week of April, and we had to isolate ourselves immediately.

My students and I find a little moment of joy together. (Courtesy of Jennifer Wilson)

Increasing my vocabulary and surviving COVID-19 in 2021

by Jennifer Wilson

Apr 30, 2021

Horizons - Yes, it is OK to recognize the feeling of languishing, and it might be a good idea to start to see if there is a way for other feelings to emerge. Name it and move on to something other than languishing.

A man in Boston wears a hand-lettered T-shirt reading "I Can Breathe Again" at a demonstration April 21, 2021, one day after jurors convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and se

Inhale, exhale, transform

by Susan Rose Francois

Apr 23, 2021

Horizons: When the jury's verdict was announced, finding Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts, you could almost feel the collective exhale. Yes. We should all exhale, and breathe. But we can't stop there.

Glorified and wounded: Thomas' encounter with Jesus and gratitude for our bodies

by Gabrielle Bibeau

Apr 16, 2021

Horizons - Jesus gave us the sacraments in recognition that we do have bodies, and we need to be able to encounter God in a sensual way.

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The second wave: India fails miserably

Increasing my vocabulary and surviving COVID-19 in 2021

Inhale, exhale, transform

Glorified and wounded: Thomas' encounter with Jesus and gratitude for our bodies

An uneasy Alleluia

Good Friday hope bridges pain and love at the border

If you want peace, let go of control

We have to deal with our trauma from 2020 and earlier

Learning from retreats at Lake Erie for the everyday

Digging into the roots of my racialized childhood

A Midwestern sister retreats to the desert

Lent 2021: What to give up, when you feel like giving up

Why aren't we talking about the farmers' protest in India?

Making my way across: the vulnerability of forever yes

The battle is far from over for justice, truth in America

Inaugurating beloved-ness

Helping my students center in God, and go forward

Three kings and a tyrant

Advent in an unprecedented year

Waiting that denies justice is unholy

The fullness of God

Hope in hard times is an element of our prophetic vocation

Switching from the lens of limits

Election night, before and after, we must build common ground

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