Sr. Mary Rose Atuu told Massgoers on a recent Sunday that she has "a lot of passion" for her religious vocation but challenged her listeners to remember that "we are all consecrated." The Little Sister of Mary Immaculate of Gulu spoke before a packed before a packed congregation at her own parish church, Immaculate Conception Church in Honolulu. The presentation by the African nun, who is a chaplain for St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, was part of a "traveling exhibit" for the Catholic church's Year of Consecrated Life.

“The God of peace is never glorified by human violence.”

GSR Today - Today, August 6, we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and on Nagasaki on August 9. It’s more than I can take in, really.

See for Yourself - “You know it’s been such a struggle to visit my mom these past few months,” my friend Sally shares.” I come dutifully from New Jersey to Ohio every month for a weekend visit. While I love being with and seeing mom, I hate what the devastating Alzheimer’s disease is doing to her.”

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious  (LCWR) spent three years in private conversations with the bishop-delegates of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), which led to a joint final report in April 2015.\ Sister of Loretto Jeannine Gramick suffered more than a decade of Vatican investigation because of the ground-breaking, heroic ministry she co-founded. Comparing her experience with that of LCWR, Sister Jeannine states that she believes that LCWR “chose the path of secrecy and self-silencing” because they offer no details of their conversations about the CDF’s charges and because she believes the joint final report will constrain them.

"We ask you to continue to pray for us. And thank you for being with us over the past 12 months."

From A Nun's Life podcasts - What does it mean to stand at the foot of the cross with people who are suffering?

As we approach the first anniversary of our displacement, we look back and recall the past 12 months. We undertake this recollection to call to mind what the Lord has done for us, and how he accompanied us throughout the night of Aug. 6, 2014, as we were displaced with his people. Now, as IDPs, and with the rest of our people, we do face everyday challenges. We wonder how long this will last. Our hearts are filled with sadness and overwhelming grief. We wait but we get nothing; we think but do not understand.