This year, some Catholic parishes chose to honor a group of people whose presumed demise is at odds with the cheerfulness of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations: the disappeared, most of whom are poor.
Though bishops are applauded for their visible gestures for migrants, let's not forget the women religious who toil daily to serve migrants and refugees in the absence of mainstream headlines.
Plus, Indian sisters engage young people in their fight against human trafficking, and Catholic social justice lobby Network condemns a U.S. Supreme Court immigration order.
GSR Today - A workshop in San Antonio, hosted by the National Religious Vocation Conference, challenged members of religious life on how they assess candidates for their communities.
Cinema tends to reduce female characters to stereotypes, and nuns are not exempt. While some recent films (and a TV show) have upended the stereotype, there are still nun stories we aren't telling.
Walking with two Presentation Sisters ministering months after Hurricane Katrina, NCR's Carol Zimmermann "was convinced the church here got it right about truly being present to those in need."
"LCWR assemblies are wonderful," writes national correspondent Dan Stockman, "but they don't usually change your outlook on life. This one, for me at least, did exactly that."
