LCWR 2020

Q & A with Sr. Jane Herb, new president-elect of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious

Sr. Jane Herb's lifetime in Catholic education has provided her with an innate understanding of complex systems and big-picture thinking, one she'll now put toward the ministry of national leadership as sisters contend with restructuring communities to fit their membership. Herb, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan, was elected president-elect of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious on June 29.

Treasures carried forward: What I learned in leadership

By Sharlet Ann Wagner

Both warnings and witness: LCWR's previous assemblies have been remarkably prescient

By Gail DeGeorge

LCWR invests in the future of religious life, elevates social justice issues

By Soli Salgado

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Aug 05, 2020

A virtual LCWR assembly aims to discern modern role of women religious

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious takes its annual assembly online Aug 12-14. Sisters must preserve the in-person assembly's meditative, inspiring element as they reexamine their role in today's world.

BySoli Salgado
Aug 03, 2020

Sr. Patricia Chappell has long been a leader. Now she's being honored for it

Decades in nonviolence and anti-racism work has prepared Sr. Patricia Chappell for this tense moment in United States history, as her lifelong passions have become part of mainstream conversation in the country. Chappell, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, has long been involved in anti-racism work, helping religious communities confront the systemic racism within their congregations.

BySoli Salgado
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