Sr. Tracey Horan, a GSR contributor, will be presented the 2017 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development on June 14.

Contemplate This - In one of the post-Resurrection accounts in the Scripture (John 21) some of the disciples went fishing with Peter. All night they caught nothing. Then at daybreak, Jesus — who was standing on the shore, though none of the disciples recognized him — asked if they had caught anything. 

Notes from the Field - While we may not hold the title of "Sister," we Good Shepherd Volunteers have been blessed by the sisters' willingness to share their spirituality — a spirituality I have learned can be relevant to anyone, not just those in religious life.

"What will help us to fly?"

Dublin - Responding to contention over potential religious influence at a new taxpayer-funded National Maternity Hospital, Irish religious order announces it will end its involvement with St. Vincent's Healthcare Group.

Sr. Anna Do Thi Tam witnessed mass starvation and persecution of Catholics in northern Vietnam from the 1940s to the 1970s, and spoke to GSR about the suffering she witnessed.

For those of us experiencing midlife in religious life right now it is difficult to experience the concept of "generativity." Complacency and conformity are among our biggest threats. We need urgently to be nonconformists.

Since 2015, the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious' Intercultural Outreach Committee has presented Esposas de Cristo (Wives of Christ), a summer program to bring together Spanish-speaking sisters from around the U.S. for study, renewal, spiritual formation and networking. The next gathering is July 17-28 in upstate New York.

"Let us call a truce to terror. Let us invoke the blessings of peace. And as we build an international capacity to keep peace, let us join in dismantling the national capacity to wage war."

With master's degrees and doctorates in eco-theology and eco-ethics, St. Joseph Srs. Linda Gregg and Mary Rowell run the Villa St. Joseph Ecology and Spirituality Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The two teach university eco-theology courses from the center, which also houses a large community garden, and offer retreats and reflection for all faiths focused on the interconnectedness of spirituality and the Earth.