The backstrap loom is the perfect metaphor for our religious life. Weaving has taught me that remaining in challenging situations does not mean staying stuck — it is about living an embodied spirituality, a new creation.
Scripture for Life: Today's readings are meant to provoke us to sharpen our senses and sensitivity. Jesus' parable asks us to judge where we choose to focus and what we intentionally block out.
With the help of All Africa Conference: Sister to Sister, the training is practical and hands-on, focusing on human development, self-knowledge, team leadership, accountability, communication and nonviolence.
Scripture for Life: Sometimes the kind of question a 5-year-old could answer helps us make a good judgment: "In Jesus' parable, who did the most good for others?"
The Lovers of the Holy Cross sisters — and all Christians — have a responsibility to become the extended hands, hearts, minds, mouth and feet of Jesus to continue His salvific mission.
For decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph refused to lease land to gas companies. Now they have no choice. A new West Virginia law allows fracking against a landowner's wishes if enough neighbors agree to fracking on their land.
