Horizons

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

Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy, pictured in a screenshot, who had been jailed on dubious terrorism charges since October, died July 5 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, India. He had been moved to the hospital from jail in late May, under orders from a local court

A tribute to Father Stan, an ordinary man who lived out his prophetic call

Oct 15, 2021

The real tribute to Father Stan should not necessarily be to put him on a pedestal and honor him as a saint, as an extraordinary person who we cannot follow — but to share in his vision of being part of the struggles of the poor and the outcast, the fundamental mission of the church.

Embrace chaos and choose joy

by Susan Rose Francois

Oct 8, 2021

Horizons - Years ago, I read The Other Side of Chaos: Breaking Through When Life is Breaking Down; I focused on the other side aspect — getting to the other side where all would be better. Rereading it now, I understood the other side more as the possibility inherent in the chaotic mess.

Amid grief of their own, ministers need to accept ministry from others

by Nicole Trahan

Oct 1, 2021

People who work in ministry, counseling and social work sometimes need the space and support to go through our own grieving process. It's OK to admit that and to accept the support. We simply cannot give what we do not have.

To see and be seen: Embracing presence as a ministry of learning

by Colleen Gibson

Sep 24, 2021

Horizons - When we probe more deeply into the practice of ministry of presence — being actively present to the people in front of us — we discover that what seems to be simple is, in reality, rather complex.

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A tribute to Father Stan, an ordinary man who lived out his prophetic call

Embrace chaos and choose joy

Amid grief of their own, ministers need to accept ministry from others

To see and be seen: Embracing presence as a ministry of learning

Equity, not equality, is the Christian ideal

Suffering and injustice linger for many, even 2 decades after 9/11's violence

My Magnificat of gratitude for the gift of religious life

A fish tale: What I learned from the salmon

Freedom for the emerging future

The way forward involves fruit salad and connections

God reminds me that I'm enough, I'm worthy just as I am

See, I am doing something new! Do you not perceive it?

Pandemic kills millions, while rich spend billions to go to space

You cannot give what you do not have

Visualizing our portal into the future

Creating a generational remix for mission

'Go to Joseph': A father for us all

Good Samaritans of India's second COVID-19 wave

Dancing with the Trinity

Common life: We all speak in tongues

The world is racist

Easter questions, learning new ways to be together amid vaccine divisions

The second wave: India fails miserably

Increasing my vocabulary and surviving COVID-19 in 2021

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