Born and raised Jewish, Edith Stein converted to Catholicism in 1922, later becoming a Discalced Carmelite nun who was arrested by the Gestapo and perished in Auschwitz in 1942.
Plus, Religious Formation Conference hosts workshops on navigating grief in communal spaces; sisters provide free online meditation series; Indian sisters and priests given travel safety advisory after train mishap.
Plus, Adrian Dominican Sisters to establish a committee to consider possibilities for campus and buildings of Siena Heights University, which is scheduled to close in June.
The current political climate, with its debates over hospitality, generosity and human dignity, makes me sick to my stomach. Are we still the mighty woman with the torch, welcoming the tired and poor?
Mexican spirituality, especially devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, is profoundly incarnational. This is a faith that does not shy away from suffering, pain or the messy realities of life.
This Thanksgiving, I'm especially thankful for my whole community — the women on the necrology board whose dedication and prayer continue to shape us, and the women who walk beside me now.
