Walking has health benefits; walking towards the periphery boosts the health of our missionary endeavors. This is the work of sisters in the Socio-Pastoral Apostolate; they serve those who are marginalized.
Sr. Joan Delaney, who died in April at the age of 92 after 70 years as a Maryknoll Sister, used her skills of quiet diplomacy as she was sent worldwide to dialogue with spiritual leaders of all faiths.
Decreasing vocations to the Missionary Daughters of Calvary will become a call to greater collaboration with other congregations in our geographic areas and the need for skills to live and work interculturally.
Horizons - Religious women take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. I recently heard a sister say that the vow of obedience is the "listening" vow, and I found myself reflecting on this.
Sports and I were not meant to live in the same world. While the sports-minded people were hailed for their athletic prowess, those who didn’t care for sports were considered "wimps." I was unquestionably a wimp.
Dorothea Mackellar's words assure me Australia will always be my home, but there is an opportunity for me to temporarily call another place home. The next phase of my journey will take me to Thailand to teach English.
Jesus entered a person-centered relationship with each person and revealed how uniquely special they are to God. These two miracles in the Gospel of Mark can serve as an example for those in health care today.
The contributions of religious to the synod process are invaluable. The three synod concepts of communion, participation and mission are the common elements of religious life.
Horizons - At the invitation of our bishop, I had the opportunity to serve on the planning team that organized our first diocesan youth and young adult pilgrimage to Medjugorje. It was an entirely new experience!
It might not seem that tattoos are a subject connected with women religious, and 20 years ago I would have agreed. That was before I got my first tattoo, at age 42 — I now have 10 of them.
In a few months, the mess from Kentucky's flood will be cleaned up. But climate change will continue to cause extreme weather. And people affected will still need sympathetic ears.
This is a story of land, its history in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and its relationship to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, in the spirit of "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" — long before it was written.
It is the responsibility of every citizen, every baptized Christian, to save democracy. The more the church isolates itself and goes away from people, the further it moves from the teaching of Christ.
Three times in one week I encountered things from the "You're not supposed to be here" category, such as bunnies in a window well. I started to wonder about other experiences of "What are you doing here?"
Is there anyone there to hear what the other is crying out, whether physically or emotionally? Until each individual resolves to listen to the other. we will continue to remain obstinate, no better than that pharaoh of old.
When the presence of God is no longer in us, we become weak, and the need for things, power, position and security arises. My search for God can get clouded or I can be led astray.
Horizons - Jesus' story shows us that new life can come from death, that we can find meaning in tough times, that there is light in the darkness. With the inevitable passing away, something new springs forth.
As part of my sabbatical I planned to spend three months in the Aran Islands. Why Aran? For some time I wanted to give myself time in neutral ground offshore where I could touch, feel and sense again my own Celtic roots.
As an African woman, the place of women and girls in South Sudan makes my heart grieve almost every waking day of my life. I am also a firm believer in the power and determination of will.
