Mercy Sr. Donna Marie Paolini opened the Center of Solitude in 1992. She spoke to GSR about the importance of solitude on the spiritual journey, and shared the surreal origin of the center's location.
The Carmelite monastery in Philadelphia, which has existed since 1902, appears to be closing. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia confirmed that all but one of the nuns had transfered to another monastery out of state.
During her 17 years of prison ministry, Charity Sr. Adele Korah has helped, counseled, guided and reformed many prisoners to lead normal lives in Indian society.
The merger of five Franciscan communities into the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities in the mid-2000s brought her to New York state as the religious moved to their new regions. She currently serves as coordinator of deaf ministry for the Buffalo Diocese.
