Horizons

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

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

By Mumbi Kigutha
(Wikimedia Commons/Hughesdarren)

Lessons in quicksand

By Susan Rose Francois
A woman is depicted at prayer in an ancient Christian mosaic seen in the Vatican's Pio Cristiano Museum. (Wikimedia Commons/Miguel Hermoso Cuesta)

Befriending Phoebe, a co-worker in the kingdom

By Colleen Gibson

Five hundred laps: the path to wonder and awe

By Tracey Horan

'Sister Act' put me on a path to finding my own voice

By Julia Walsh

The freedom of free fall: Just let go

By Virginia Herbers
Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Tracy Kemme on July 25, the day she professed perpetual vows, in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse (Courtesy of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati)

Despite everything, we are still saying yes to God's call

By Gabrielle Bibeau

Did God tell you to not have a kid?

By Jennifer Wilson
(Pixabay/Gerd Altmann)

Monica Lewinsky, social sin and me

By Susan Rose Francois

Admitting blindness: seeing my blind spots and trying to do better

By Colleen Gibson
Migrants in the "Remain in Mexico" program line up at the Paso del Norte Mexico-U.S. border bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 21 to reschedule their United States immigration hearings during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS/Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

Seeking freedom: White privilege defines essential travel at the border

By Tracey Horan
A protester holds up a sign calling for justice for Breonna Taylor at a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta. (Photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash)

Lament and hope go hand in hand

By Mumbi Kigutha

The need to 'make reparation'

By Virginia Herbers

My students give me hope there will be change

By Jennifer Wilson
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Lament and love — becoming anti-racist

By Susan Rose Francois

Pandemic provisions: Learning to believe God will provide

By Colleen Gibson
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Religious vows offer wisdom as we experience this epic uncertainty

By Quincy Howard
The pancakes Sr. Tracey Horan made the morning her grandma died (Provided photo)

Gospel grieving: breaking bread and remembering

By Tracey Horan
Temporary morgues in New York City are seen May 5 during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS / Reuters / Brendan McDermid)

The body bags of pandemics and wars

By Julia Walsh
(Pixabay / Myriam Zilles)

Being known by God

By Virginia Herbers