"My experience with nuns is that they're going to do the job no matter what, and they're some of the most bold, most intelligent, most passionate people I know. And I think that unnerves a bunch of people."

You might say prison ministry is my "hobby" since it has been outside my routine assigned work. Prison ministry has given me a broad picture of the world, and made me understand people and society better.

The U.N.'s  World Day against Trafficking in Persons may prompt renewed debate over prostitution. The debate splits groups often allied in other causes, including Catholic sisters and human rights advocates.

"God does not come in the wind, in the earthquakes, or in the fires. He comes as a gentle breeze."

Notes from the Field - I spent my last week in silence at the Seven Fountains Jesuit Retreat Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I'm not intimidated by silence, but eliminating language, technology, and many of the comforts I rely on in Nong Khai made this week uniquely challenging.

Get out your old state driver's manual, the one that helped you to prepare for the written driving test before you ever got behind the wheel. Turn to the section on road signs and find the sign for two-way traffic. It may just be what's needed to help you negotiate what's being called our "post-truth" era.

"Being called is about recognizing a need and filling it. That need is not just in the world, it’s also in yourself."

GSR Today - The brief documentary film "Sister Jaguar's Journey" conveys the moving story of Sister Judy, a tale of childhood trauma, healing from memories and an encounter with an actual jaguar in the Amazon.

In 2001, Phu Cuong Dominican Sr. Mary Cecilia Bui Thi Hong Hanh launched a savings program for domestic migrant women to cover their children's school fees. Hanh tried to encourage them to save money out of the monthly scholarships their children were awarded from the Binh Trieu Development Center that she runs on the outskirts of the city, offering free elementary education to children in first to fifth grades.

Calling for an end to human smuggling and trafficking, the Sisters of Divine Providence of San Antonio, Texas, are inviting people of faith to their prayer vigil Friday, July 28, following the fatal smuggling of undocumented immigrants in San Antonio.