Horizons

In Horizons, younger sisters reflect on their lives, ministries, spirituality and the future of religious life.

City Hall of Terre Haute, Indiana. It's famously said that "all politics is local," and I'm seeing this more clearly these days. (Wikimedia Commons/Huw Williams)

Solidarity and subsidiarity call us to engage in local politics

By Emily TeKolste
Mercy Sr. Jennifer Wilson and children from the Arise Adelante summer program (Theresa Saetta)

Who do we invite into our lives?

By Jennifer Wilson
From left: Marianist Srs. Carmen Cadena from Ecuador, Robertina Aldana from Colombia, and Nicole Trahan from the United States pose for a picture in Nairobi, Kenya, during the Nazareth Formation Program. (Frederick Ayoo)

Interculturality is a gift and a task

By Nicole Trahan
"Saint Augustine and Saint Monica," 17th century painting by Gioacchino Assereto (Wikimedia Commons/Minneapolis Institute of Arts)

Catholic women in Vietnam look to St. Monica as a courageous holy mother

By Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)
Sr. Kathryn Press, third in the first row, is pictured with pilgrims from the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore at the vigil preparing for the missioning Mass with Pope Francis, during World Youth Day. (Courtesy of Sr. Kathryn Press)

At World Youth Day I saw firsthand that young people believe

By Kathryn Press
Sister Lisha demonstrates the method of organic manure composition to villagers. (Courtesy of Tessy Jacob)

Going to the people and sowing the seeds of kingdom values

By Tessy Jacob
synchronized fireflies

Uncovering my inner light, living in synchrony with God

By Corbin Hannah
sunset over a lake

The Gospel fuels the spirit of truth and justice

By Eilis McCulloh
Parishioners attend a Mass at Santo Domingo de Guzman church in Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 2, 2022. (OSV News/Reuters/Maynor Valenzuela)

In Nicaragua, we feel small and persecuted, but not abandoned by God

By Flying in V Formation, Translated by Sr. Mary Rose Kocab, OVISS
A person relaxes on a chair in a garden.

Take a break this summer — for your good and the good of the community

By Colleen Gibson
The author is pictured on a hike along the Dunmore East Cliff Walk in County Waterford, Ireland, during her annual retreat in August 2022. (Courtesy of Kathryn Press)

Turning your prayer life inside out

By Kathryn Press
Sacred Heart of Jesus in stained glass (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Praying with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the inexhaustible source of love

By Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)
A person driving in a car with a rosary hanging from the rearview mirror (Unsplash/Darla Dela Rosa)

Living on a prayer: A nun's guide to self-help

By Quincy Howard
(Unsplash/Wesual Click)

Let us 'be bread for the world'

By Sujata Jena
A man runs in front of the sun rising over the lower Manhattan skyline in Jersey City, N.J., on June 8. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S.

Wildfires and smoke alerts highlight interconnectedness of global community

By Ana González
A stamp on the sidewalk near Sr. Emily TeKolste's neighborhood in Terre Haute, Indiana, reads "Built by W.P.A. 1942." (Courtesy of Emily TeKolste)

I dream of a New New Deal

By Emily TeKolste
closeup of a hand holding a ring

I said yes to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience

By Tracey Horan
1 A participant at the "Care Not Cuts" rally holds a sign reading "Hunger hurts" April 26 in Washington. (Courtesy of Network Lobby/Catherine Gillette)

Take action to feed the hungry elderly in our midst

By Emily TeKolste
(Unsplash/Cindy Chen)

Votes and voices: The tent is expanding

By Colleen Gibson
People attend a protest in Kansas City, Missouri, April 18, after 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is Black, was shot and wounded by a white homeowner after the boy mistakenly went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings. (OSV News/Reuters/Dominick Williams)

In a messed up world, we're called to be Easter people

By Nicole Trahan