GSR Today - Friday, Oct. 23 came and went without much fanfare, at least in the courtroom. That was the day that Judge Dolly Gee had given the U.S. government to be in compliance with her court order of July 24, 2015, regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of detaining minors from Central America. But outside the courtroom, plenty has been going on.

Distraction may foster evolution for some, but it also poses the threat of diverting the energy of the whole system. If we are caught up in the pressing needs that the majority identifies, we can’t put in the energy needed for growth. And yet, we can’t forgo the now for the next. Ultimately, the two need to be held in balance.

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."

Sr. Mary Nguyen Thi Phuc of the Secular Institute of the Sacred Heart of Jesus designed a savings and credit program for women living with HIV/AIDS in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Most of the women were infected with HIV/AIDS by their husbands or boyfriends and have poor education and no vocational skills, so being able to get a start in something productive makes a difference in their lives. The money helps them start small businesses so they can support themselves and afford to send their children to school.

Since 1980, Mercy Sr. Marilyn Lacey has worked with displaced populations in the United States and in refugee camps overseas. Through her work, she had the opportunity to visit South Sudan in 1992, and the experience vastly altered the course of her life and work. In 2008, Lacey founded an organization called Mercy Beyond Borders to aid women and girls living in extreme poverty in South Sudan (and, eventually, Haiti). She spoke to Global Sisters Report about the culture of the war-torn region and the work Mercy Beyond Borders is doing.

See for Yourself - At this point in the fall presidential political season, we Americans have endured three debates among Republican presidential contenders and one Democratic presidential contenders’ debate.

Most cancer survivors will admit that they never quite stop looking over their shoulders to see if a recurrence is creeping up on them. Having been caught by surprise once, nobody wants to be blind-sided again. My initial experience of ovarian cancer came in February 2008 when I was 52 years old, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati practicing family medicine at the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas.

Three Stats and a Map - The conflict in Syria has resulted in millions of Syrians fleeing the country, seeking refuge elsewhere, while millions more are internally displaced. Where are they finding welcome?

"The Universe story needs to be accepted simultaneously as the human story and the story of every being in the Universe."

We don’t always know who we’re going to encounter on the Internet or in any other place where people gather. We can bump into not only the joy-filled, funny, thoughtful, and creative types, but also the surly, heart-broken, fragile, and unfriendly too! On any given day, we ourselves might be any or many of these. What can we do to bring our best selves to our online encounters with others? How can we extend hospitality online?