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I enjoy taking a walk around campus in the evening to catch the sunset, which paints the sky with incredible color. (Maddie Thompson)

The four tenets of Good Shepherd Volunteers keep me rooted

By Maddie Thompson
Feb 24, 2021
Missionary of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel with "Oh Mercy" director Robert Bilheimer, taken before the pandemic (Courtesy of Verónica Gabriela Cárdenas)

Sr. Norma Pimentel at center of new documentary on migration

By Soli Salgado
Feb 23, 2021
Like other religious congregations, the Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, Kansas, has had to strictly limit visitors since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.

Upended by pandemic, Benedictine life survives and thrives by being adaptable

By Judith Valente
Feb 18, 2021
Part of the #justLOVE committee and Celia Ceballos (lower right) in a video talking about our mission that was sent to all Good Shepherd Services employees. (Celina Kim Chapman)

The struggle to find #justLOVE in times of hate

By Celina Kim Chapman
Feb 17, 2021
Katie Gordon, left, and Benedictine Sr. Rosanne Lindal-Hynes at a Count Every Vote rally Nov. 4, 2020, in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Provided photo)

'Rebel Hearts,' joyful revolutionaries: inquiry and experimentation is alive in religious life

By Katie Gordon
Feb 15, 2021
Glimpses of the Collier High School hallways beckoning in spring with the help of excerpts from Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" (Maddie Thompson)

Planting seeds of strength with Amanda Gorman's inspiring poem

By Maddie Thompson
Feb 10, 2021
Good Shepherd Volunteer Celina Kim Chapman interviews Good Shepherd Services' Celia Ceballos. (GSR screenshot)

What it's like to work in anti-racism and equity

By Celina Kim Chapman
Feb 03, 2021
Franciscan Sr. Caryn Crook, left, and Julie A. Ferraro set out from the House of Discernment for a breath of air. The house is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities in Pittsburgh. (Caryn Crook)

Settling in to discern with Franciscan Sisters in Pittsburgh

By Julie A. Ferraro
Feb 01, 2021
The sun setting on the Collier High School campus one evening. The beauty of the Collier campus continues to refresh staff and students even amid a difficult year. (Maddie Thompson)

Students show the courage, resilience needed for civic engagement

By Maddie Thompson
Jan 27, 2021
A sparkler spells out 2021 in the dark.

Seven lessons from a service year to kick off 2021

By Celina Kim Chapman
Jan 20, 2021
One of my favorite ways to spend my time in 2020 was hiking. This local trail is part of the amazing Monmouth County Park system. (Maddie Thompson)

Start 2021 by making room for the unexpected

By Maddie Thompson
Jan 13, 2021
Clinton Franciscan Sr. Bertha Zeiser (Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa)

Oral histories capture sisters' memories before they're gone

By Julie A. Ferraro
Jan 07, 2021
A film photo of my community and me (left) in the beginning of our service year in August 2020 (Provided photo)

My 2020 path: Choosing service, being done with 'making it through'

By Celina Kim Chapman
Jan 06, 2021
Sr. Rani Punnaserril, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, with food packages for migrant workers (Provided photo)

2020 in columns: The year COVID-19 dominated our lives

By Michele Morek
Dec 31, 2020

Here's what you spent the most time reading in 2020

By Brittany Wilmes
Dec 31, 2020
Dominican of Peace Sr. Ana Gonzalez, left, and Lovers of the Holy Cross Sr. AnHoa Nguyen enjoy the water of the Long Island Sound at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut, in summer 2020. (Provided photo)

Read again: 10 noteworthy stories from 2020

By Pam Hackenmiller
Dec 31, 2020
The Collier campus after the first major snow, leading to the school's first snow day of the year. Students and staff love seeing the campus covered in white like a winter wonderland. (Maddie Thompson)

In a year of darkness and uncertainty, we are a people of hope

By Maddie Thompson
Dec 30, 2020
The Collier Transition Program is housed in the solar building on Collier High School's campus in Wickatunk, New Jersey. (Maddie Thompson)

Intimidation, creativity and determination in a time of transition

By Maddie Thompson
Dec 16, 2020
My backyard graduation with my brother, Jake, and sister, Avery. It was a day full of many mixed feelings, being at home and wanting to be at another, but still full of joy and gratitude. (Provided photo)

Making it home

By Ali Alderman
Dec 09, 2020
Sr. Patricia Bietsch prepares grilled cheese sandwiches in the St. Mary Mission hall kitchen, February 2016 in Tohatchi, New Mexico. (Julie A. Ferraro)

Sr. Patricia Bietsch shared her life with the Navajo

By Julie A. Ferraro
Dec 07, 2020