GSR Today - History's judgment can be harsh. So how will future generations look back on us and what we did — or, more to the point, didn't do — for the millions of refugees from Syria?

First Person - There has never been a question about whether Mother Teresa would become a saint. On Sept. 4, Pope Francis will make Mother Teresa a saint at a ceremony at the Vatican. Hundreds of thousands from all corners of the world are expected to attend.

"If nobody had these weapons, nobody would want them. Nobody would need them."

I wrote recently about needing to tell a new story, a new narrative — one of communion and not separation. Yet as I listen to the news I feel as though I don't want to be in communion with some people. I want to be separate from them. I want to scream how can you do that? How can you believe that?

Two Catholic nuns were found stabbed to death at their home in central Mississippi. Police are investigating the case as a robbery that escalated into murder.

Horizons - The sun may very well be shining outside your window as you read these words, and yet, in many ways, we are surrounded by fog.

"So I'm a feminist and you all should be feminists, because feminism is another word for equality."

See for Yourself - A rainy, soggy Saturday morning couldn't dampen the spirits of energetic booth workers at an outdoor health fair. Several colorful tents dotted the plaza, providing some shelter over the workers and their mountains of informational brochures and give-away items piled on tables inside the small canopies.

Last year, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis decided to revamp the way it does vocation and formation, moving from a single vocations director to a team made up of the last four women to join the congregation. That team includes Sr. Amy Hereford, the woman who wrote the book on the future of religious life — or at least one of them.