Sr. Simone Campbell suggests that senior clergy at the Vatican are more preoccupied with power than confronting issues that affect the faithful, like clerical sexual abuse. "These men worry more about the form and the institution than about real people," says the Sister of Social Service.
Participants at AMOR XVII in Yangon, Myanmar, said they would carry with them the message of ecological conversion and an affirmation of the meeting's importance in strengthening the work of religious in the region.
From A Nun's Life podcasts - When you have different Lent goals, it can be hard to be around certain "more enthusiastic" Catholics. A listener asks, "Should I give up tiresome friends for Lent?"
Six years after a major earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown at nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan, Catholic women religious are still working with the thousands of people the triple disasters affected.
by Michele Morek
GSR Today - I think a lot about fungi. Not just because I happen to think these not-plant and not-animal organisms are cool, but because they have so many things in common with religious life. Let me tell you about two of my favorite fungal friends.
Caitlin Kerfin is a freelance religion reporter based in St. Louis. She has worked for various publications and organizations in Missouri and Pennsylvania covering religion news for six years. She graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in journalism and religious studies. She now works in social media full-time and is a member of the Religion News Association.
by GSR Staff
"I decided I wanted to join a group of people who had the same dream that I had: Go to wherever the voice of the poor calls. I could feel that presence of God telling me that more important than helping the other person, it was a matter of helping us all as a group and sharing."
by Catholic News Service
Four Daughters of St. Anne sisters — including the provincial superior — were killed in a crash about 80 miles south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Catholic Near East Welfare Association reported.
Four other sisters were traveling in the van when it was hit by a truck en route to Hawassa March 7; one remained in critical condition, CNEWA reported March 8.
Msgr. John Kozar, president of CNEWA, had visited the sisters in April 2016.
by Katie Delaney
Notes from the Field - Feeling uprooted by uncertainty, I discerned a new step. I knew that I felt called to a few things: I wanted to learn Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country. I wanted to return to living in an intentional community. And I wanted to explore a new type of social justice work. I hoped to learn more about my life's purpose while still positively contributing to others and the world.
by Laura Hammel
Contributor
As some of you might know, we are a small community of four Poor Clare sisters. This past year two of our sisters, Bernie and Laurene, had to move to an assisted living facility because their physical needs were more than we could provide.
