LCWR closed its 70th anniversary assembly with a leadership transition, prayer and celebration after four days centered on synodality and deep listening.
As the association prioritizes long-term sustainability, sisters reflected on strengthening the prophetic voice of Catholic sisters, formation for mission in the 21st century and synodal leadership.
As more congregations face declining numbers, they turn to commissaries for leadership, changing how communities preserve their charism and care for one another.
Horizons - The disaster has plunged us into deep grief for the lost lives. Once again, our country has been shaken. And once again, we promise ourselves that we will rise, shake off the dust and keep moving forward.
St. Benedict, father of Western monasticism, lived in a time of turmoil, probably much like our present time. Ten hallmarks help mold the Benedictine life he established, and they continue to be relevant today.
"God meets us in different ways at different times and what once seemed ordinary can become extraordinary when embraced with sincerity," writes one sister.
As I looked at the jubilarians, I reflected on their decades of prayer, ministry, service and fidelity lived one day at a time. Each of these women had once said yes to a call whose future she could not fully imagine.
