For women religious, hope is not an abstract idea or a comforting slogan. It is tested daily — in the faces we encounter, in the limits of what we can change, and in the persistence required to remain present when answers do not come easily.
Horizons - Following the June double earthquake, Venezuela, already a country in crisis, is clinging to our faith and discovering, in the small miracles of each day, that God continues to work and walk amongst us.
Farmer-managed natural regeneration training helped sisters in Isiolo, Kenya, equip themselves and the wider community with practical skills for restoring degraded land.
The assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is a blessing and a gift to religious life and a great opportunity to greet those incredible religious leaders and say, "I want to be like them."
"John the Baptist challenges me to live justly and courageously through action, love and humility, as the prophet Micah urged people years ago, and this challenge remains vibrant," writes Sr. Hoa Nguyen.
"We need to slow down," writes Sr. Nancy Sylvester. "Not only to comprehend what is happening but to be able to enter into a stillness where we can see more clearly who we are and what we believe."
Sr. Jane Marie Bradish was invited to address a local parish group. The topic? Inclusion and exclusion as experienced in liturgy. "Don't jump to conclusions," she writes. "This was not liturgical bashing."
