"God is just as present in the silence as in the joy," writes one sister. "He is patient with me, gentle in my struggle and faithful even when I falter."
Transition from one ministry, community or country can be joyful, frustrating, filled with apprehension, or a mix of emotions. One has to discern what God wants and ask for the grace to embrace the changes that come with it.
The recipient of LCWR's Outstanding Leadership Award, Mercy Sr. Mary Pat Garvin has touched thousands of lives through teaching and impactful formation programs.
Drawing parallels from the story of Lazarus, Jesuit Fr. James Martin delivers Thursday's keynote address before the 600 sister leaders gathered at the LCWR annual assembly.
Global Sisters Report is covering the annual assembly for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, this year held Aug. 12-15, with regular updates and reflections from GSR staff here.
"Illness did not take leadership from me. It reshaped it," said St. Joseph Sr. Kathy Brazda, president of LCWR, to the assembly attendants gathered in Atlanta Aug. 12-15.
In today's increasingly hostile environment for Christians in India — seen in the recent harassment and arrest of two nuns at a railway station — we must ask: Does visible religious attire make us more vulnerable?
