"Taking this all in, I realized the only thing truly standing between my neighbor and me was the border of my own being. And yet, on the margins, that being is exactly what unites us. It is our brokenness, our blessed and broken being that draws us together in communion and community." 

GSR Today - With the battle over banning Muslim immigration raging in the courts, in the halls of power and sometimes even in the streets, it’s a good time for a reminder of why refugees are risking everything to flee Syria.

When we're in need of renewal, we need to take the time to rewind the video, play it again (even several times), and zoom in on the motion as closely as possible in order to discern God's call.

Two decades after the Rwandan genocide, its child survivors are grown and making lives of their own, and the Abizeramariya Sisters who took them in are returning boisterous orphanages to their original purpose as homes for impoverished elderly people.

See for Yourself - While idling behind several cars at a stoplight, I happened to glance at the parking hang tag from my employer that's hooked on the rear-view mirror. "This tag expires on 08/19/19," the tag states.

In a conversation with Global Sisters Report, three women religious talked about their current work with seniors and the challenges of enculturation they experienced while ministering abroad. 

GSR Today - At the recent Justice Conference of Women Religious, you could have bottled the energy among more than 150 avid seekers of justice and eliminated several coal-fired power plants.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Praying with our whole selves is important for Catholics, especially at Mass, but what if you can't physically do something, such as kneel? This listener feels like she's getting "looks" for her inability to do it all.