Benedictine Sr. Mary John Mananzan got a grant to do research on the history of the Roman Catholic church in the Philippines from the people's perspective.

With the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, former journalist lives out passion for justice in a global network.

"Our numbers are decreasing, but the effects we have on society will not diminish. Even with few laborers and many needs, God can utilize our willingness for great purposes."

GSR Today - The New York Times recently had a fascinating story on how Dearborn County, Indiana, sends more people to prison than almost any other county in the nation even though it has a population of only about 50,000.

Do you remember how frustrated you were the last time you misplaced something? I often misplace my keys. I know where they belong, but they are not always there when I want them. Starting a frantic search in my house, I call out to everyone, "Have you seen my keys?"

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.