See for Yourself - It's pretty bad when people you went to school with have already retired. It's also demoralizing to know that a youngest brother was the first of all of us siblings to retire.

Since 2010 the Daughters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary had been taking care of children of local fish farmers in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dong Nai provinces, creating a dorm for them in a storage area of the convent. Raising fish on river farms requires long and odd hours in an environment that puts the kids at risk of mishap or drowning while parents are focused on the fish.

"If we believe that rights are inherent, then Nature’s rights already exist, and any law that denies those fundamental rights is illegitimate."

From A Nun's Life podcasts - What are the different kinds of retreats? In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about reasons why people go on retreat and about different kinds of retreats

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Even before she was co-director of the Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry in Mankato, Minnesota, School Sisters of Notre Dame Sr. Kathleen Mary Kiemen was well-versed in rural life: She spent 25 years ministering in rural communities.

Today diversity is an indispensable component when discussing interpersonal relationships. It is often talked about but difficult to live out, no matter where we come from. Diversity is frequently on the lips of every Nigerian, given that the nation is a remarkable gathering of very complex and diverse ethnic groups; embracing one another's uniqueness here can be difficult. Women's religious communities in Nigeria typify diversity.

"Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me."

Three Stats and a Map - Indeed, weather in one part of Earth influences weather in other parts of the world — but weather influences other aspects of life as well. Whether it's politics, economics, or simply our moods, weather is powerful.

"Walking meditation — round we go tracing a certain path to the center and back again. May we have the strength to open our heart's center."