Janice McLaughlin has been a Maryknoll Sister since 1961, working on the African continent since 1969 in the fields of mass media, adult education and justice and peace. The author of several books, including Ostriches, Dung Beetles and Other Spiritual Masters (Orbis 2009), she has a BA from Marquette University in theology and anthropology and a doctorate from the University of Zimbabwe in religious studies. She was imprisoned in colonial Rhodesia for three weeks and deported by Ian Smith's government for her work with the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace.
This story appears in the Notes from the Field feature series. View the full series.
by Janie Rosko
November 29, 2017
Notes from the Field - Within the Immigrant Outreach Program, parents are motivated to find ways to give their children proper assistance for school and life. Because the immigrant families we serve are so dedicated, it is easy for volunteers to become passionate about the issues they face.
by GSR Staff
November 29, 2017
"We can no longer hide in our spiritual Jacuzzis, our comfortable contemplative spas."
November 28, 2017
Indian Sr. Leema Rose heads the Catholic Health Training Institute in Wau, South Sudan. She spoke to GSR about keeping the institution going and dealing with clan division in the midst of a four-year civil war.
by GSR Staff
November 28, 2017
"I have heard great things about the sisters' community in Nazareth ... I was excited about this new mission, which is completely different than the one I had before."
by Angela Fitzpatrick
Contributor
November 28, 2017
When I said, "I'm Sister Angela," she let out the biggest yell. "Sister Angela! Sister Angela!" Little did I know that my trip to New Mexico would include this Spirit-led adventure.
by Judith Valente
November 27, 2017
GSR Today: As Sr. Joan Chittister told us at the recent Fourth International Oblate Congress in Rome, Oblates "are not meant to simply be consumers of the Benedictine tradition. You are meant to be carriers of the tradition. You are the future of the order."
Sr. Angela Fitzpatrick was a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Paola, Kansas, before her congregation merged with the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph in Kentucky. In 1971, she was one of the first sisters to leave the classroom for pastoral ministry, and later ministries with hospice, the bereaved and the homebound sick. She founded "Dial-A-Ride" for transportation for the elderly, was one of the founding members of Network, and worked at the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago.
This story appears in the Advent feature series. View the full series.
November 27, 2017
Advent is a time of waiting. It is a time when Christians throughout the world remember that the hope Jesus brought us for a world marked by love, forgiveness, unity and equality is being fulfilled but is not yet.
This story appears in the The Life feature series. View the full series.
by The Life Panelists
November 27, 2017
The Life - New roles. Social analysis. Diversification. Growth and decline. Collaboration. Freedom. Widened horizons. The Life panelists discuss the creative ways the ministries of their congregations are evolving and how they are moving to ministries of presence, empowerment and systemic change — yet in all their ministries, they see the persistence of their charism.