Horizons - Our congregation is undergoing its own deep transformation through a progressive change model of governance, guided by the coordinating committee. This transition offers promise but also brings some anxieties.
The Vatican's decree granting the merger of the Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto) comes 416 years after Venerable Mary Ward first set out her vision for a new way of religious life for women.
"To live this vocation is to live in friendship — with God, with others, and with creation," one sister writes. "That friendship, ever deepening, remains the greatest gift of my vocation."
Horizons - Across our communities, the word "restructuring" has taken root. At first, it might have sounded administrative or organizational, but for us, it has become something sacred, writes Monique Tarabeh.
"[They] can be the answer for those who have suffered the most from the war in Ukraine, who have lost all hope for peace and justice," writes Sr. Scholastica Oleksandra Hulivata.
My hope is that through every frame I capture and every story I tell, others may see not just a sister with a camera, but my heart trying to reflect the love of Christ, writes the "Camera Nun" Sr. Lismy Parayil.
The first research study into the sexual abuse of women religious in German-speaking countries has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of abuse is perpetrated by men, although some sisters were abused also by women superiors.
'In a time of such division and polarization, it seems important to not lose this group that are united and unified in their mission of doing good works,' said filmmaker Morgan Atkinson.
