Dan Stockman

Monday Starter – Sisters denounce Senate Republicans who blocked debate on voting reforms; Brooklyn's new Mother Cabrini statue; Mercy Sisters to open a new Catholic career and technical junior and senior high school

GSR requested reports from sisters who have been volunteering in response to the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, where they do what they can to make room at the table for another hungry soul.

Monday Starter - The former studio of Corita Kent appears to have been saved; seven sisters among the nominees for Catholic Extension's Lumen Christi Award; Chicago sister celebrates 90 years of religious life.

The Carmelite monastery in Philadelphia, which has existed since 1902, appears to be closing. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia confirmed that all but one of the nuns had transfered to another monastery out of state.

The Sisters on the Frontlines program has given 1,000 women religious $1,000 grants to help those affected by the pandemic. The small, individual nature of the grants made it easy to see how the grants made a difference in people's lives.

Monday Starter: The annual Given Forum for young adult Catholic women leaders returns to its in person format; a small activist hedge fund wins big in a "David and Goliath" upset against ExxonMobil's status quo.

The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods have been in prison ministry for generations, including working to abolish the death penalty. Sr. Barbara Battista, a health care provider, was involved in other justice issues — until she received a special request.

The nondenominational faith-based nonprofit founded about 20 years ago is moving from its original 3,000-square-foot home to a new 16,730-square-foot building that was blessed and dedicated April 30.

Monday Starter - Join the Sisters of Mercy of the America's remembrance event for George Floyd; Catholic Health Association head joins Vatican dicastery; solar water heating; Pauline Sisters and social media

U.S. sisters have been rotating down to the southern border with Mexico to serve the people who walk through the desert to seek asylum in the United States. They do what they can to provide dignity and comfort.

Sr. Karen Lueck found her philosophy of leadership in her days as a high school cheerleader: Cheer for what people are good at, cheer on what the organization does well, cheer for every accomplishment.

COVID-19 has exposed how unprepared the world is — even wealthy nations — to work together to stop an urgent crisis, Daughter of Charity Sr. Carol Keehan told a World Health Day symposium on health equity.

While "the associate movement is alive and well," board members of the North American Conference of Associates and Religious announced the decision to dissolve the nonprofit, citing financial strains and a lack of volunteers.

Sr. Simone Campbell will step down soon from the helm of Network, the Catholic social justice lobby she has led since 2004. A lifetime of following the Spirit has prepared her for whatever comes next.

"We're letting go — this is how we live our vow of poverty," said Mercy Sr. Mary Ellen Howard. "In this kind of process, you learn what's important, and it's not things. The things can go. In fact, please take them."

Sr. Maxine Kollasch will step down as executive director of A Nun's Life, the ministry she co-founded 15 years ago to spread the joy of religious life.

Coronavirus: One Year Later - At least once a week, it seems, another sister dies from COVID-19. Sometimes, there are horrible strings of deaths, or shocking bursts of them all at once. But how many others will we never even know about?

Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious have been challenged to address food insecurity, especially in activities integrated into the eighth annual Catholic Sisters Week, which runs March 8-14.

Ursuline Sr. Dianna Ortiz, who not only survived kidnapping and torture in Guatemala but used the experience to become a voice for torture victims everywhere, died of cancer Feb. 19. She was 62.

Associates have a spiritual connection to the sisters of their congregations that sets them apart from other volunteers or friends. But how can communities maintain that spiritual connection during a pandemic?