by Laura Hammel
Contributor
In the Gospel account of Mary, Martha and Jesus we see an example of that personal sharing that means so much in our lives. I understand better why Jesus wanted Martha to give up her busy activities and join Mary and him in their time together.
by Susan Rose Francois
NCR Contributor
Nuns on the Bus Blog - One phrase that has been running through my head over the past week is that "actions have consequences." Is it any wonder that we have a widening wealth and income inequality gap when our nation has chosen, for the past three decades, to prioritize tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and corporations over using our resources to invest in the common good?
by Larretta Rivera-Williams
Contributor
Nuns on the Bus Blog - "Excuse me, do the sisters take turns driving the bus?" Sarah Spengeman, our Grassroots Mobilization Manager, laughs and then responds, "No, we have a professional driver, Bill."
From A Nun's Life podcasts - If I help someone but don't want to, does it matter? Does God hate a grudging giver? In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if God cares when she helps others only because it's her Christian duty, not because she wants to.
by Susan Rose Francois
NCR Contributor
Nuns on the Bus Blog - The opportunity to be a Nun on the Bus is a multi-dimensional blessing. We are privileged to hear stories of pain and promise, challenge and opportunity, impasse and creative responses to systemic injustice.
by GSR Staff
"Spring forth in hope planting the future iInside and in the fields. Hope that will feed us even now."
Mare Wheeler has been an active Racine (Wisconsin) Dominican associate for the last five years. She is a physician assistant in Arizona. She has three daughters and in her not-so-spare time is rescued often by dogs previously on the "E" list (scheduled for euthanasia) from the local pound (whom she says she fosters!). She writes for her community's newsletter irregularly on a variety of topics.
by Hannah Vanorny
Contributor
"Do you have electricity in North Dakota?" I remember being asked that question as a 13-year-old on a trip to the southern part of the country. The person asking was an earnest-looking cowboy type at a Nashville restaurant. At the time I was totally surprised and offended. People thought that we were that backward in North Dakota? "Yes, of course we do!" I exclaimed indignantly to him.
A ceasefire called Monday in South Sudan, the site of bloody clashes this past week between troops of opposing political factions, appeared to be holding as of Friday, July 15, but the peace is uneasy at best. The latest crisis for the world's newest country has left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced.
Alison McCrary is a member of Sisters for Christian Community (SFCC) and is director of the New Orleans Community-Police Mediation Program, a spiritual adviser on Louisiana’s death row, president of the Louisiana Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (the largest and oldest public interest bar association in the country), and a social justice attorney providing legal support to international and local movements for social change.
