Horizons

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

A Midwestern sister retreats to the desert

Feb 26, 2021

Horizons – Once, preparing for my canonical novitiate year, I did a weeklong retreat in South Texas in August. I received so many blessings. Each Lent since, I visit this "desert" in my imagination when I pray.

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

by Colleen Gibson

Feb 19, 2021

Horizons - When we feel like giving up, perhaps one of the best things we can give up is the need to control every facet of our lives. Another thing to give up: negative judgment.

Farmers who are on strike in India at Delhi's Singhu border make roti bread. (Wikimedia Commons/Harvinder Chandigarh)

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

by Sujata Jena

Feb 12, 2021

About 110 million farmers have been striking on the outskirts of Delhi for over two months in a peaceful protest against the three new agricultural laws that were passed last September. But politicians and celebrities here say non-Indians can't have an opinion on this internal matter.

Making my way across: the vulnerability of forever yes

by Tracey Horan

Feb 5, 2021

Horizons - Recently I took a hike on a stream-side trail, to reflect on perpetual vows. On that hike, contemplating an imperfect path ahead, I realized: with a lifetime commitment, there's always a leap.

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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

'Take the leap, dear'

Gas stations, garage sales and God

What are we ready for?

Really Catholic: Speaking truth in a church that silences

3 lessons I learned from a squirrel

Democracy is collapsing, but let's imagine how the church could change that

Chaos or community? The choice is ours

The future of religious life means real work on racism and a focus on vocation, formation

Lessons in quicksand

Befriending Phoebe, a co-worker in the kingdom

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