"With the propriety of a mansion planting, the pink and red flowers join in a communal bloom, gladdening the heart and singing for joy!"

Lending their voices, support and prayers, dozens of sisters from various congregations gathered with hundreds of immigrants and advocates in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building April 18 as justices heard oral arguments regarding Obama Administration immigration policies.

Robert Frost wrote "Fire and Ice" about ways the world might end, but I find myself thinking more in terms of slow and fast: the slow warming of the planet or the speed of nuclear doom. Even a "small" war between India and Pakistan, say a dozen or so hydrogen bombs, would create stratospheric ash, blocking the sun and resulting in worldwide famine and chaos; slower than immolation, but faster than climate change.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - What does it mean to show "neighborly love" through ministry as Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart? Find out in this clip from a recent Motherhouse Road Trip.

A Kenyan member of the Missionaries of Charity killed in an attack on a nursing home in Yemen was remembered during a memorial Mass as defending her Catholic faith at the time of her death.

GSR Today - Two years after Boko Haram dramatically kidnapped 276 girls for their own uses, the exploitation of children in the region of Nigeria, Chad and Niger has grown, causing a mass displacement of 2.3 million people.

Founded in 2004 after four years of discussion and planning, the Racine Dominicans' Eco-Justice Center is one of 50 such places created by religious orders around the country, by sisters who see the ecological crisis as the most critical issue of our time.

Catholic nuns as media persons are a rare sight in India. This was driven home to me recently. I was the only woman in a six-member crew of a Catholic television channel that went to cover a charismatic prayer meeting in a northern Indian town.

GSR Today - News reports indicate a nun and five postulants are among the dead in Ecuador after a devastating earthquake Saturday night (April 16).

"Hope does not exist in a moment; we must create hope. Hope is a gift, a grace, and when we receive a gift, it is not for us; it is for our neighbor. To welcome the grace of hope is to create resources in history."