A decade ago, some Lovers of the Holy Cross of Nha Trang nuns noticed that over 30 graves were in bad condition at Dong Tien parish cemetery. The other tombs were decorated with incense, candles and flowers, as is customary in Vietnam to show respect for the dead. The nuns took it upon themselves to weed the grass and wild plants from those neglected graves. Their ministry inspired others to help rebury unmarked graves into proper tombs in the Catholic cemeteries.

A year after Haiyan struck, the work of various foreign and local civic groups who jumped in to help continues. Aside from Catholic church agencies, an Israeli military team and an American Jewish group are among those providing assistance.

Want to add something special to your Thanksgiving feast? Look no further! NCR contributor and host of The IN Network's INNdustry with Sr. Rose, Sr. Rose Pacatte and Ruthie Blacksea joined forces to make savory grape and gorgonzola truffles on this special Thanksgiving edition of Blacksea's show.

"The winter promise of life to come – evergreen!"

GSR Today - A new six-week show premieres tonight on the Lifetime network; Global Sisters Report talked with two of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, one of the three communities that opened their doors to the TV cameras filming five young women beginning to discern religious life.

Every sister has a unique vocation story, but Benedictine Sr. Heather Jean Foltz’s seems to take a more creative route: from the United Methodist Church to the Benedictines, with stops at an ecumenical religious community and a prison along the way.

Redemtorist Fr. John Collins is chaplain to the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy: "Being associated with and a part of a Mercy ministry at the university gave me many opportunities to establish ongoing relationships and to collaborate with the sisters and their associates on retreats, workshops, and other mission/ministry programs. I am grateful for all the blessings that have come from my life and ministry in Mercy."

Newest saints include the founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate in India and the founder of the Teaching Sisters of St. Elizabeth.

GSR Today - NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby cheered last week’s news that President Obama would use executive action to begin immigration reform, noting it is something the group has pushed for years. But there is still a long way to go, said Social Service Sr. Simone Campbell, NETWORK’s executive director.

Five Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambéry whose ages cross four generations, live and work in one of the poorest sections in Cochabamba in one of the poorest countries in South America. True to their 17th-century foundation in France, Sisters of St. Joseph are “compelled to live and work with the common people, sharing their struggles and their hopes,” serving the “dear neighbor.”