The Life Panelists

The Life - Panelists shared their experience and wisdom from their own personal experiences of hurt, from that of former members, at the level of their communities, the church, and of the broader society. They also suggested strategies for dealing with brokenness.

The Life - Sisters have found ways to give women a hand up in a way that makes them financially independent. Panelists share best practices, including economic empowerment, donations and education.

The Life - Questions of finding leaders, continuing ministries and living in community are all raised as panelists consider differences between elder and younger women religious in their congregations.

The panelists share glimpses of what it is like to celebrate the new year in their convents and cultures, giving us global flavors from Lithuania, Vietnam, Brazil, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the United States.

Funeral customs around the world share certain features, but each culture and each religious congregation puts its unique stamp on the rituals around death and dying.

The Life - This month, panelists reflected in a personal way about their prayer life and its effect on the rest of their lives, especially their ministries, such as retreat direction, political activism, teaching, public speaking and catechesis.

The Life - This month, panelists reflected on ways they or their institutions work for reconciliation and understanding among disparate groups, whether amid border communities, marginalized groups, sparring political rivals or amid their own intercultural communities.