A nun’s unforgettable train journey: Sr. Linsa Paul is a councilor of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation’s St. Paul Province, Delhi. She was in one of the two trains that derailed near Harda in central India the night of Aug. 4, killing 30 people. The trains were passing from opposite directions but derailed within moments at the same spot, where flash floods had washed away supports from underneath the tracks.

GSR Today - If marginalized people aren’t allowed to bring up the sins committed against them, what is the proposed alternative? That they wait in silence until things change on their own? Until the oppressive  powers  that be transform themselves? Call me silly, but that sounds less than promising.

"Religious life is identified as a prophetic lifeform in the official documents of the Catholic church. Prophets do not predict the future, but rather uncover the present as it truly is."

Voices of Courage is the first collection of academic studies about African sisters. Author Sr. Jane Wakahiu hopes it will spark conversations, introspection and further study to help African sisters tell their stories themselves. As many congregations in Africa are now celebrating 50 or 100 years, it’s important to record and celebrate the stories of these first sisters in Africa, both Europeans and Africans.

Nuns on the Bus Blog - Feeding the people of Central Ohio; sisters stop at massive food bank that serves 130,000 meals per day via more than 600 partner organizations in 20 counties.

"Stories are medicine, small doses of what matters, and it is the telling that soothes our pain and shares our joy."

GSR Today - In last week’s blog, which focused on the refugee crisis in Europe and how to help, we talked about how a major humanitarian crisis can often get all the attention, leaving other, smaller — but often not less tragic — crises forgotten.

Editor's note: The following is an adaptation of the second chapter — "Foundation of Religious Institutes and Impact of Technology Innovation on Sisters in Africa: A Sociocultural Approach" — of the new book,  Voices of Courage: Historical, Sociocultural and Educational Journeys Of Women Religious in East end Central Africa, edited by Sr. Jane Wakahiu

Read about the book's conception, research and purposes in Handing the pen to African sisters.

Nuns on the Bus Blog in Indianapolis - Riding the bus and stopping along the way we’re getting a close-to-the-ground view. I’m a big picture type of person by nature, seeing the massive divides, seeking large solutions.