For women religious, hope is not an abstract idea or a comforting slogan. It is tested daily — in the faces we encounter, in the limits of what we can change, and in the persistence required to remain present when answers do not come easily.
Theologians' Corner - Jesus invites us to forgive always: Our God forgives us without limit, and that is the strength and reason why we, too, should forgive others.
Theologians' Corner - Not everyone who speaks loudly or is an online influencer is a prophet, for the biblical prophet is strictly accountable to God and often unloved by the majority.
Horizons - Following the June double earthquake, Venezuela, already a country in crisis, is clinging to our faith and discovering, in the small miracles of each day, that God continues to work and walk amongst us.
Sr. Jane Marie Bradish was invited to address a local parish group. The topic? Inclusion and exclusion as experienced in liturgy. "Don't jump to conclusions," she writes. "This was not liturgical bashing."
Theologians' Corner - The readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time all show different dimensions of God — a God who is loving, a God who is just, a God who has done marvelous and startling things.
