Scripture for Life: The time is ripe; this is the moment to make straight the paths, to remind ourselves that Christ is alive and the Spirit is active among us.
Listen: Sr. Joan Chittister talks with feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson about her latest book, Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth.
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.
When we re-member, we consciously recall those persons, places, or things that are needed if we, those living now, are to be whole. We are the ongoing integration of all we have experienced throughout our lives.
As we approach the celebration of All Souls' Day — a special day to commemorate our loved ones who are no longer with us — let us remember the witness of religious sisters who have touched our lives.
Every year on Nov. 1, people in Transylvania, Banat and Maramureș, Romania, celebrate the Day of the Dead, also called Illumination. It is a day of the soul — for meditation, prayer and showing respect for the dead.
