GSR Today - We have been following the Women's March on Washington and the other similar marches around the world today. We have reporters on the ground in Chicago, New York, Boston, El Paso and more (even Tel Aviv). Check in. Send us news on our Facebook site.

Catholic women made sure their voices were heard among the millions who gathered at marches and rallies in cities and towns across the United States and around the world on January 21 to stand up for women's rights and send a signal to President Donald Trump about a wide range of issues.

The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. haunt me. Are we too comfortable in the center of society as to step out to the margins? Are we too focused on the divisions among us that we do not have the courage to be the Christians we are called to be?

See for Yourself - "I'll take a guess and ask, are you from Austria?" I query. "That's a great guess, but I'm actually from a country slightly north of Austria. I'm from Latvia."

"It is important not to polarize. We need to work with one another on behalf of God's creation: one heart, one mind holding before us the needs of our environment."

My fears about hijra have gone. Instead, something inside me tells me to do something more for them so that they can claim their rightful place in society. The Lord gathers the outcasts, and so must we.

Hundreds of thousands are expected to assemble at the National Mall for the Women's March on Washington Jan. 21, one day after Trump's presidential inauguration. Catholic sisters from around the country are among those headed to D.C.

"We have a president-elect who doesn't have a basic understanding of the role the environment plays in sustaining all of life," says Adrian Dominican Sr. Pat Siemen. Her community and others are prepared to mobilize their women religious to resist.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

About 125 groups in 25 states and several foreign countries participated Jan. 15 in an international event centered on gathering together, holding hands and meditating on love and peace.