In December of 1983 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin delivered a lecture at Fordham University in which he outlined what we now know as the "consistent ethic of life." And while I was nowhere near old enough to have known about this lecture at the time it was given, the legacy of his words — and the writings that followed — were mainstays in my Catholic schools and in my parish.

"I thank you God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes."

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."