by GSR Staff
February 27, 2017
"You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me."
February 24, 2017
Faith in Public Life hosted a recent telephone town hall with Jesuit Fr. James Martin, Missionaries of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel, and Julieta Garibay offering calls to action about immigration.
Lauren Magee has been with the Good Shepherd Volunteers for the last two years. She completed her first year of service in a New York City rapid-intervention diagnostic center for youth entering the foster care system, then moved on to work at Hands of Hope, an income generating project that provides dignified employment for villagers living with HIV/AIDS in Nongkhai, Thailand.
This story appears in the See for Yourself feature series. View the full series.
by Nancy Linenkugel
Contributor
February 24, 2017
See for Yourself - "For vacation time in the summer I'm going to have some body sculpting done," a confident dining companion tells me over lunch.
This story appears in the Lent feature series. View the full series.
by Christin Tomy
February 24, 2017
Lent is about to start, and I'm thinking about what I'll be getting this year. Yes, I know I sound more like a child on Christmas Eve than an adult preparing for a season of repentance and conversion. And while conventional wisdom tells me I should be choosing what I'll give up, I'm not. This Lent, here is what I'm getting and how I hope it'll help me encounter God.
by GSR Staff
February 24, 2017
"Sometimes being busy allows me to feel important and engaged, while ignoring the small inner voice of the Spirit. Busyness tempts me to react rather than respond. It allows me to do something, but not necessarily to do the right thing, or courageous thing, or the well-discerned thing."
February 23, 2017
From A Nun's Life podcasts - A listener who grew up in a non-religious household is afraid. She asks, "How radically will my life change if I start going to church?"
February 23, 2017
In a country with limited social services, Catholic sisters frequently take up the work of caring for children with disabilities in Vietnam. Recent training from a non-governmental organization has helped the sisters alongside Buddhist nuns and volunteers who care for children in Hue Province, about 325 in all.
February 23, 2017
As President Donald Trump begins to roll out in rapid fire the many executive orders seeking to overturn decisions not only of the Obama Administration but programs and policies that have been in place for decades, I find myself seeking to understand the larger picture.
This story appears in the Mining feature series. View the full series.
February 23, 2017
Mount Tabor Benedictine Sr. Mary Going is an attorney at the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky in Prestonsburg. These days, she is handling loads of disability cases, which are indicative of an ongoing crisis in eastern Kentucky.