Mercy Associate Ramona Casas was 12 years old when she crossed the border in the trunk of a car, buried in clothing as her uncle's friends drove her from Mexico to the Rio Grande Valley. Today, she is a community organizer and advocacy networker, and she directs the Border Witness Program,
by GSR Staff
"Charism is not a property. It is not a possession. It is not transferrable. It is not transmittable. And it is not controllable."
Michelle Lesher, SSJ is a Sister of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia currently serving in vocation and formation ministry. Formerly, she was a college campus minister and a high school theology teacher. She is passionate about young adult faith formation.
by Joshua J. McElwee
The global umbrella group for the leaders of the world's Catholic women religious has created a new advisory council of five female canon lawyers to offer expertise on church law to sisters' communities worldwide.
by Joshua J. McElwee
The leaders of the world's communities of Catholic women religious were warned against accepting an "entitlement creep" that numbs them from confronting poverty and environmental destruction, at the opening session of a triennial gathering here.
by GSR Staff
"In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world."
GSR Today: The village of Senchen is unusual in paternalistic Kenya — it is a self-sufficient community run entirely by women. But Senchen is also haunted.
In one recent example of the NGO Mining Working Group's work, the body focused on Canada, whose human rights record was up for review in 2015 by the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Committee. The NGO Mining Working Group's main focus was on Canada's responsibility for abuses related to Canadian mining industry operations outside of Canada and the rights of indigenous people within the country, said Sr. Áine O'Connor, who coordinates the U.N. work of the Sisters of Mercy and the Mercy International Association.
Sustainable development goals are critical in a world of dwindling resources, where large-scale industrial mining, the extraction of minerals, metals and fuels, has deep and lasting — and often negative — effects on the communities where they operate. Catholic sisters advocate for sustainability, both on the local level and at the United Nations.
From A Nun's Life podcasts - What to do with feelings of doubt during the spiritual journey? In this Random Nun Clip, we talk with Srs. Joyce Lehman and Della Meyer about navigating doubts along the spiritual journey.
