To keep the essence, the fire, of religious life ablaze, we have to live out the words of Luke's Gospel. We have to daily redefine for ourselves what it is that gives the impetus to launch out on an unknown journey.
Sr. Amaya Hernandez's religious life has been immersed in the Augustinian charism, a guide of order and love that has led her toward true peace and the discovery of her identity and mission, even amid uncertainty.
Sr. Elizabeth Carranza Sánchez shares how her encounter with the life of Mother Paula, foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, marked her vocation and ministry.
"Rooted in the divine feminine, which symbolizes the birthing of new life and newness, women religious are called to cultivate a mindset of continual growth and evolution," writes Sr. Monique Tarabeh.
With 35 years serving the poorest region in the country, as well as for her leadership within religious life, Dubuque Franciscan Sr. Nancy Schreck receives LCWR's 2024 Outstanding Leadership Award.
Considering trends within religious life that point to shifting attitudes, sisters at LCWR assembly are reminded that they are not their institutions or forms of governing. Rather, they are united by their call to be a presence of love amid suffering.
Nestled amid rolling farmland, the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target and Citigroup — calling on major companies to do everything from AI oversight to measuring pesticides to respecting the rights of Indigenous people.
At the annual assembly for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, speakers challenge sisters to embrace this "era of change" for religious life.
