In the neighboring Central American countries of Guatemala and Honduras, an estimated 3,000 children under the age of 14 are living with HIV. Two orphanages, Hogar Madre Anna Vitiello in Sumpango, Guatemala, and Hogar Casa Corazón de la Misericordia in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, offer shelter, educational support and a sense of belonging to up to 125 children at a time.

"Beloved, yes, let us love one another. But today, my siblings, understand we cannot wait on your love if it is limited to feeling warmly about us."

See for Yourself - The opportunity of a lifetime occurred when I was selected for a pilgrimage to Rome and to Assisi. Once underway, we pilgrims happily and readily received the wisdom of our pilgrimage leaders who shared extensively about theological matters related to the holy sites we visited.

Today, across the United States, Catholic communities will gather for the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities, as mandated by USCCB president, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz. The phrase "our communities" strikes me. This is the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities. The trouble of it is, for people that come from backgrounds like I do, we don't see the problem as ours.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Can nuns have mementos at the convent to remind them of their family? In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about whether nuns can have family photos and other mementos in the convent.

"Education for global citizenship 'is an essential strategy to address global challenges as well as to promote gender equality, facilitate the eradication of poverty and hunger, build skills, eliminate corruption, and prevent violence, including violent extremism.'"

Farman Khan was bitten by a cobra while working on a farm. The 35-year-old Muslim man killed the snake immediately and carried it to a nearby Catholic mission hospital. Khan, a landless agricultural laborer, is among thousands of villagers who have come to the hospital in the village near Ujjain, a temple town in Madhya Pradesh state, for treatment. The 20-bed hospital is managed by the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

"I feel we are like a sleeping giant in terms of how much more we can achieve when we begin to network and collaborate and work together across congregations."