by Simone Campbell
Nuns on the Bus kicks off its third nationwide tour on Wednesday. Global Sisters Report will be there in Iowa at the start and on the bus for five days. "This new journey is all about supporting the even bigger power of the community of U.S. voters when we all choose to engage."
From 1979 when Sr. Teresita Weind was invited by the pastor to join the parish staff, to preach, to minister, until 1991 when another pastor booted her from the parish for overstepping boundaries set by the archdiocese, she had been in the pulpit at least monthly. She had also led retreats, ministered to the sick and helped Carolan and others create and nurture a racially integrated faith community that continued to encompass both Oak Park and Austin, just as St. Catherine's and St. Lucy's parishes had done for a hundred years.
The Year of Consecrated Life was celebrated from November 30, 2014, to February 2, 2016. A letter to consecrated women and men titled "Rejoice!" was released to commemorate the year. It shares teachings from Pope Francis regarding consecrated life.
The Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland promotes collaboration between religious congregations, apostolic societies and lay missionary organizations. It was formed in 2016, bringing together the Conference of Religous of Ireland and the Irish Missionary Union.
Communicators for Women Religious is a network of professional support and education for those who promote understanding of women religious, enhance their image and advance their mission.
Confederation of Latin American Religious (CLAR) is a conference of women and men religious from South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
A list of orders of women religious, including links to each order's website.
The Canadian Religious Conference is a leadership network for Catholic religious communities of women and men in Canada. Its website is available in English and French.
An afternoon spent listening to Sr. Bibiana Anena and other members of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu is bound to circle around the word “isolated” and the attendant idea of service to others. “In a remote area like this, you can really help the doctors – because there aren’t enough of them to run all the cases,” said Anena, 64, a veteran nurse who lives with her fellow sisters in a residence within an earshot of the Kotido diocese’s office. Kotido is the commercial hub of Kotido district, part of the wider Karamoja region.
I admire my sisters’ tales of trunks. Long before I entered the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration – and long before Vatican II for that matter – the common, communal practice was that every sister had to fit all of her personal property into one trunk.
