Horizons - We certainly should rejoice in those whose voices and votes will be counted and included at the upcoming Synod of Bishops. The question is: How are we going to enlarge the space of our tents at other levels too?
This year, International Women's Day coincided with Holi, India's festival of colors, and we women on the periphery gathered to celebrate our joy at being positive contributors to our society.
The Nicaraguan church is living in an apocalyptic time of constant struggle and resistance to keep our faith and convictions alive and strong. Yet we continue to trust and believe that we are not alone.
Contemplate This - As I break the habit of always going in and out of one door, and risk opening different doors, I see all sorts of new things. I get a sense that I am part of a greater whole to which I am connected.
On Easter Monday, Sister Phileshin was celebrating her gift of life — a life of seeking justice for the anawim of society — when she received a heart-rending, memorable gift for her birthday.
In the murderous tragedy organized by the M23 rebels in Masisi and Ruthuru, Democratic Republic of Congo, women generally are paying heavy tolls. We religious sisters do not escape this fate.
As the size and dynamic of Benedictine communities changes, being flexible enough to "let go" of buildings or ministries is an undeniable form of wisdom.
I have made it a point of urgency to speak to people about care for the Earth by engaging them in making concerted efforts to plant more trees, reduce water wastage, and keep the environment clean.
As we mark Earth Day, we should honor these eco-cosmic saints by implementing Catholic social teachings of the common good, by safeguarding Mother Earth as our common home and prioritizing a "preferential option for the poor."
Horizons - We Dominican nuns are really grateful to the Catholic mothers and benefactors for their kind and generous hearts and their help with our mission to help people living in poverty. Thanks to their cooperation, we can better serve the poor.
Rereading Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" recently, I realized that many seeds for the consciousness we're struggling to act out of today may have been germinating back when it debuted in 1938.
Severe asthma, congestive heart failure, and atrial fibrillation sent me to the hospital. I knew the routine. But in desperation amid one more mandated test and more meds for an already overloaded digestive system, I had an idea.
God isn't going to just show up and "fix us." That's not how it works. We need to put time and effort into first identifying and then softening our stony hearts.
Horizons - I found myself seeking out modern-day Mary Magdalenes — people silenced when they try to share the good news, announce the change needed in our world, or dare to claim their role in the Resurrection.
The visit of Pope Francis and other church leaders was a strong statement is a strong statement to the people of South Sudan that Christians worldwide stand with them in their struggles against injustice and violence.
Although we often tend to be dualistic in our thinking by seeing a dichotomy between the "sacred" and the "secular," both belong to the same reality, and the secular is also sacred.
Here is a lesson from two Gospel no-names. Get a grip on your need, whatever it is, wherever it may be. Carry it as far as you can with every strength and ingenuity in you. Then let go.
Easter is "the rain of our lives." It comes when we are almost giving up, and brings water to our drooping spirits. When the disciples were at their lowest point, the resurrected Jesus appeared to them.
