In the two years since Dominican Sr. Barbara Reid launched the Wisdom Commentary series, a groundbreaking project offering feminist interpretation for every book of the Bible, 13 volumes have been published already, with more on the way.
by David Reiersgord
Salesian Sr. Ana Maria Mainero describes life in Delft, a South African township ripped apart by murders, as "a constant feeling of being alert, because even at lunchtime, the morning — any time is good to shoot." With the Don Bosco Skills Training Center, now under construction, she hopes to provide an alternative to the pull of gang life.
by GSR Staff
"All my occupation now is the practice of the love of God."
by Janie Rosko
Notes from the Field - Even though 20 to 30 minutes is not that long to walk someplace once, it can be if a person has no other options and must do it regularly. A number of individuals and families served by Ursuline Ministries walk around town, undeterred by the weather.
by Linda Romey
What we are seeing now — as woman after woman tells her truth — is a glimpse of light in the dark night of our collective soul. Centuries of forced acquiescence and every kind of violence against women are being unmasked for what they are.
by GSR Staff
"There is no time like the present for God to draw near, to break through in our lives, to speak truth to power and to find a dwelling place with the most marginalized. No patient people these!"
David Reiersgord is a freelance writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has contributed to the Daily Maverick, Business Day, Huffington Post, and Africa In Words. He received his master's degree in South African fiction from Stellenbosch University and works with international students.
by Janet Gildea
Contributor
During Advent 2015, I was midway through chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer and shared the journey in a Global Sisters Report series called "Inter-Mission." The liturgical season helped me move from fear to hope. It's Advent again
Sr. Mary Nguyen Thi Mai is the superior of the Society of Missionaries of Charity, The society includes nearly 670 members, has 42 communities and 12 centers throughout Vietnam which serve orphans, people with physical disabilities and elderly people without relatives. Mai spoke to GSR about the newly established society overcoming challenges and sustaining itself in a developing country.
by GSR Staff
"Am I not here, I, who am your mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need something more?"
