by Julianna Francis Marie Vagnozzi
Contributor
I realized while on sabbatical that I had lost my true, in-my-core sense of self. When I was asked who I was, I would answer Oh, I'm a singer, or I'm a caregiver, or I'm an abuse victim. I had forgotten entirely that, first and foremost, my identity is I'm a beloved daughter of God.
by GSR Staff
"We have landed on the moon, but we haven’t landed on Earth yet."
Sr. Julianna Francis Marie Vagnozzi is a Felician sister based in California. After early ministry as an elementary school teacher, she did graduate study in liturgy and liturgical music, and began work as a parish director of music and liturgy. She spent a few years doing double duty as archivist and food service manager at Assumption Convent in New Mexico.
by Joyce Meyer
International Liaison, Global Sisters Report
GSR Today - "Water is life!" It was exciting to experience the truth of these words in the families dancing for joy at having water for the first time in the forests of Cameroon.
by Margaret Gonsalves
Contributor
Though I am not a mother in a physical sense, my mother makes me think that there is an enormous motherhood embedded in the universe. Just as a child is delighted looking at its mother's face, the entire creation gives great delight to anyone looking at it.
by Rose Achiego
Contributor
Consolata Missionary Sr. Leonella Sgorbati was killed by gunmen in 2006 while serving in Mogadishu. Pope Francis has recognized her as a martyr, clearing the way for her beatification — the step before sainthood — which will take place May 26. "Although her martyrdom came suddenly, Sister Leonella put the lives of others first," a fellow sister told GSR.
by GSR Staff
" 'God shows no partiality' meant that God could act through any part of creation, appear under the guise of any gender, speak any language and permeate every culture."
Alice McDermott's latest novel describes the life of Annie, an Irish-Catholic widow, and her daughter, Sally, who are taken in by an order of religious sisters in early 20th-century Brooklyn, New York.
Mike Mastromatteo is a longtime reporter, editor and book reviewer from Toronto. His journalism career began in 1984 at The Catholic Register newspaper. He has also worked in corporate communications and trade journalism, most recently as associate editor of Engineering Dimensions magazine. Today he combines freelance writing with a part-time position at the Toronto Public Library.
Hanoi - In a communist country that does not recognize religion or church rights, a group of St. Paul de Chartres sisters protested construction of a house on their former land May 8. As a result, workers on the site verbally and physically attacked the nuns, injuring several and leaving one unconscious, according to the sisters' provincial superior.
