Religious Life

The Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton has challenged me to be my true self, encouraging me to go deep inside to find a deeper wisdom waiting to welcome and guide me. 

After two years, Ukrainians' "race against death gets harder with each new day of war," writes Sr. Teodozija Myroslava Mostepaniuk. "And without continuous help, Ukrainians will not be able to outrun death." 

Studying to become postulator for Nano Nagles canonization cause required Sr. Anne Lyons become proficient in theological, historical and legal procedures, as well as Italian. 

"Conversation in the Spirit through listening and dialogue is the mission of the synodal church today," writes Nameeta Renu, a member of the Order of Consecrated Virgins in Bombay. 

Retirement is a time of blessings and I have learned that wisdom and gratitude go together. As I look back over my life, all I can say is, "Thank you." This is a good time to look back on our life and see it as a whole.

Will women religious choose to consciously move from an institutional to an interindividual level of development? Judging from their earnestness, sincerity and integrity throughout the centuries, they probably will.

An inner calling changed the course of Sr. Amaya Hernandez's life and led her to reinvent herself. "It was the cry of a faith that demanded to be lived and professed. ... Starting over is always possible. ... Where God is, there is home, brothers, sisters, a task to do, and a mission to carry out in his name," she shared.

"Religious life is a total gift of oneself and a journey toward becoming a genuine Christian," writes Sr. Josephine Gouba, a Sister of the Immaculate Conception from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.