Spirituality

India, a land of prodigious biodiversity and vibrant cultural traditions, is largely dependent on agriculture and is home to countless festivals. The whole year is filled with joyful events, including harvest festivals that take place during a region's primary harvest.

 "Less news, toddlers in snow, and bulbs sprouting (even without flowers) started me on my path to living in joyful hope," writes Sr. Jane Marie Bradish. "How to keep the momentum became the next focus."

Pope Francis, in this Holy Year with the theme "Pilgrims of Hope," invited the faithful to "be tangible signs of hope for those of our brothers and sisters who experience hardships of any kind." And Sr. Mary Nguyen did.

Listen: Sr. Joan Chittister talks with feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson about her latest book, Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth. 

The vows of poverty, chastity and obedience have become the lens through which I see the world, writes Sr. Annie Killian.

Scripture for Life: Paul asked bluntly, "Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" If he asked the same of us today, with what depth of conviction could we say yes?

After spending a month in India around temples, mosques and Catholic churches, theologian Consuelo Vélez reflects on the cultural and spiritual experience and the common challenge of expressing faith.

Sr. Gloria Narváez reflects on her four years in captivity in Mali. She could not physically receive the Eucharist, but the desert became a place of prayer and devotion, despite the cruelty of her captors.