The Pyinya Sanyae Institute of Education (PSIE), a unique teacher-training program in Yangon, Myanmar, has deep roots in 15th-century France. Sr. Grace Chia and Jacinta Cardoza are founders of this modern-day training program inspired by the Infant Jesus Sisters' founder.

I've kept the possibility of the immortality of the canine spirit as an open question. Should canine acts of kindness and compassion, not repaid in this world, go unrewarded in the next?

"Like ghosts of people unseen, the fountain waters remember that the invisible ones are important as we make our decisions."

Congregations of religious men and women recently received payments totaling $25 million to help cover shortfalls in retirement funding.

GSR Today - A recent high-level forum at the United Nations was a chance to assess how the world is doing in reaching 17 sustainable development goals, which aim to end poverty and hunger, promote action on climate change, and end gender inequality.

Two Sisters of St. Joseph in London, Ontario, run the Office for Systemic Justice, which researches major social issues — poverty, climate change and the environment, human trafficking, indigenous rights, refugees, immigration, etc. — and advocates for policies to improve communities globally. They start with a hyperlocal focus, often a personal story, and work toward alleviating precarious employment, reducing poverty, encouraging improvements in mental health care, and more. 

"The Ignatian approach to good choices emphasizes freedom. Making a free decision means that we set aside our own preferences and preconceptions and strive to be free of social pressures and psychological strains. We carefully examine our motives and desires."