Every day, 250 women come to the Fountain of Life Women's Center, run by the Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd Sisters, to gain skills they hope will give them an alternative to earning money in prostitution.

"Christ, after all, wasn't resurrected into a perfect world. He returned to the same place and people who had crucified him days before. The world hadn't changed; the life he lived in it did -- and that, mixed with the promise of faith fulfilled, made all the difference."

See for Yourself - After a lifetime of faithfulness in marriage, devotedness to family, exuberance in teaching, dedication to choir and Sunday school, and supportiveness to friends, I believe Jesus offered Marian eternal life by calling her name.

"All I want is for Easter to come," a friend said to me last week. Bring on the Resurrection. Come on, new life. Yet as the Easter octave rolls on, I wonder to myself where that life is leading.

GSR Today - As Global Sisters Report marks its third anniversary April 22, our coverage of Catholic sisters reflects their efforts to bring about the world we prayed for during the Economic and Ecological Way of the Cross.

"It took me 40 years to wake up. Looking back, I see why it took me so long. I was in a double bubble: first, the class bubble (middle-upper), and second, the cloistered bubble (away-from-society nun)."

Catholic women religious know using the internet to recruit new sisters is effective, and though few have a strategy for exactly how to do that, they're willing to learn, new research shows. A study released April 18 by A Nun's Life Ministry says most congregations have an online presence — usually a website and a Facebook page — and are eager to further their use of the internet to connect with women discerning a call to religious life.

About 40 Bon Secours Sisters from Peru are on the ground providing health care. While the sisters had previous experience in medical campaigns, being thrown into emergency situations requiring them to "think on their feet and troubleshoot" has been a new experience for them.

Adrian Dominican Sr. Nancy Murray knows from decades of theater work that without great writing, a great performer is nothing. She also knows this from the experience of four of her brothers: Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, John Murray and Joel Murray.

When the verb "turn" occurs in the New Testament, it usually involves Jesus saying something significant about discipleship. Mary Magdala and others encountering the risen Lord can help us understand.