Human trafficking has been worsened by Zimbabwe's dire economic situation. Longtime Zimbabwe resident Sr. Janice McLaughlin works with fellow Maryknollers on the issue, through awareness and education, research and advocacy, and trauma counseling.

Contemplate This - We compare and contrast; we see things as either/or; we operate out of a sense of scarcity rather than abundance. This consciousness will not bring us into a new future.

GSR Today - There is reason aplenty to be pessimistic about the situation in war-torn South Sudan. But is there any reason to be hopeful?

The Purgatorio is a lens to explore leadership in a time of chaos, as Dante the pilgrim observed how others remained faithful even as they struggled to climb one more circle of self-knowledge, hoping to grow in compassion.

When it comes out that vowed religious have committed a crime and brought scandal to themselves, their order and the Catholic Church, not only do community members at issue need healing, but the relationships within the community do, as well. Issues can even become a call for renewal and commitment to the value of religious life for the whole community.

The Lenten season is as much about repentance as it is about renewal. It is more about light than darkness, about lightening our load and reprioritizing our lives. Lent is about being real. And perhaps, that is exactly where we need to be.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - In this Random Nun Clip, the sisters talk about the Felicians' new ministry in Detroit. They are starting with listening to what people's needs are — and starting with hospitality and food.

As the Vatican grapples to devise stronger protocols and responses following a historic summit focused on clergy sex abuse of minors, five nuns in India complain of church repression for their support of a former superior general who was allegedly raped by a bishop.

Give kids paper and crayons, and they will give you their hearts. At Tucson's Casa Alitas, a Catholic Community Services short-term shelter for immigrant families released from detention, kid's artwork covers the largest wall in the house. Guileless and profound, art by immigrant children puts the border rhetoric of adults to shame.