by GSR Staff
July 26, 2018
"Do I take the time to make a difference by simply offering a kind word, a gentle touch, a sacred space for another to share their story, or a caring message to be felt at the level of the heart and soul?"
by Mandy Erickson
Contributor
July 25, 2018
Forty girls entering their sophomore and junior years in high schools affiliated with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in the U.S., Canada and Lesotho said they wanted to attend the Youth Justice Forum with the sisters to meet girls from other parts of the world who care about social justice. They also wanted to learn more about ways to promote their causes.
by Catholic News Service
July 25, 2018
An Australian missionary nun ordered deported in mid-July by Philippine authorities is not leaving the country just yet. Sr. Patricia Fox, Philippine superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, won a reprieve after her lawyers filed a motion for reconsideration July 22.
by GSR Staff
July 25, 2018
"When people are given the right information on this issue and when they are given the time to deliberate on it, they really understand what is happening and want robust measures."
by Linda Romey
July 25, 2018
As religious communities undergo transition, we can learn from the "open-source" approach to software development to help better shape our communities' futures.
by James Dearie
July 25, 2018
Sr. Maureen Turlish was a founding member of the National Survivor Advocates Coalition and Catholic Whistleblowers and was also active in the Philadelphia chapter of Voice of the Faithful. She was also a contributor to National Catholic Reporter.
Michael Sean Winters is the author of Left At the Altar: How Democrats Lost The Catholics And How Catholics Can Save The Democrats (Basic Books, 2008). His biography of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, God's Right Hand: How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right was published by Harper One in January 2012 to critical acclaim.
July 24, 2018
Sr. Phyllis Hughes started working in health care so long ago, there were no copy machines and no computers. Intensive care units were a brand-new idea.More than 51 years later, the Mercy sister had a chance to look back on that career as she accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Health Association on June 10.
by GSR Staff
July 24, 2018
"The artificial separation between humans and cosmos is at the root of contemporary moral confusion."
by Laura M. Leming
Contributor
July 23, 2018
"Now my eyes have seen": Three weeks in Ghana and Togo opened my mind and heart not only to health and educational needs in the countries, but to their peoples' wonderful capacities.