Blessed Catherine Kasper, founder of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, will be canonized Oct. 14. GSR spoke with the congregation's leaders about Kasper's life, legacy and upcoming sainthood. "One of the first gifts of the canonization is that she's now a gift to the church," Sr. Judith Diltz says. "She doesn't just belong to the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ."
• Listen to an NCR podcast: Canonizing Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI and Catherine Kasper
Catholics who work on the climate change issue say the world has "a moral and ethical imperative to act," following the release of a major report that foresees a global climate crisis.
by Philippa Hitchen
The initiative, which includes housing for refugee women and children, is the result of cooperation between Cabrini sisters, Scalabrini sisters, various Vatican offices, the International Union of Superiors General, and the Italian bishops' conference.
by Martha Owen
Contributor
I had the great privilege of knowing soon-to-be-canonized Archbishop Óscar Romero, working with him in my pastoral ministry — even lunching with him at a fiesta — and learning some powerful lessons.
After serving as a teacher/administrator at Villa Angela Academy in Cleveland, Sr. Virginia DeVinne was elected councilor for the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and later general superior. Her professional background was in English/secondary and includes a graduate degree in educational administration and a sabbatical at the School of Applied Theology in Berkeley, California. Her present ministry as associate director of advising is focused on supporting students as they transition to higher education at Ursuline College.
by Jean Marie Fernandez
Contributor
I have been curious about and intrigued by the story of the 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped in the Tham Luang Cave complex in Northern Thailand. As I reflected on this story, I was deeply moved by this profound experience of the boys and their coach and, in particular, the symbolism of the cave.
by Elisabeth Auvillain
Sr. Véronique Rouquet is one of the four people who run Notre Dame du Web (Our Lady of the Web), a portal created by the Ignatian family in France in 2000 to faciliate retreats and share ways to pray — to provide a link between daily life and spiritual life
Sr. Martha Owen is an Ursuline Sister of Cleveland. Her ministries have included teaching middle school science and a variety of administrative positions in high schools. She did post-graduate work in international relations, and served on the Cleveland Latin American Mission Team in El Salvador. While in that position, she was mission partner to Ursuline Sr. Dorothy Kazel, one of the four churchwomen murdered there in 1980; she also worked with the martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero.
by Michele Morek
Nuns on the Bus Blog - On the first day of the 2018 cross-country tour, we visited Homeboy Industries, one site visit along the way as we to listen to people from Los Angeles to West Pam Beach, Florida, to see how U.S. tax policies are affecting them.
Nuns on the Bus 2018 - Overlooking the sandy beaches of Santa Monica, the 2018 Nuns on the Bus set off for Mar-a-Lago on Florida's southeast coast Oct. 8 — from "sea to shining sea," said Social Service Sr. Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby, which sponsors the bus tour.
• Keep up with the Nuns on the Bus Blog, where you can read about previous years' tours and "On the Road to Mar-a-Lago" in 2018
