Contemplate This - I sense this is a rare opportunity to awaken, to transform our collective consciousness in ways that are more anti-racist. And this means each of us must do our own individual work.
India has been under lockdown since March 25. I felt the initial experience as artificial, strange, unusual. But gradually, I began to feel relief from the doldrums of my hectic life.
Culture shock and loneliness could be part of studying away from home, first at Loyola Marymount and then at St. Louis University. But I also found community, friendship, and intellectual and spiritual growth.
Horizons - While I was not involved in the public shaming of Lewinsky, in this post-#MeToo-movement world I am not proud of how many times I've used my miniscule connection to her for personal benefit.
As one solution to the practice of cutting new trees for fuel every day — including the long and dangerous walks to access trees — a women's group in the Chikuni area of Zambia is using recycled paper as an alternative energy source.
I am currently the chairperson of the provincial music committee. This is a big challenge for me as the committee continues to seek ways to motivate sisters to work at improving our music in the province.
The Loretto Feminist Network defines itself as social change movement. Today we clearly acknowledge a feminism that promotes change and healing in all systems of dominance and finds spaces for intersectional identities and oppressions.
All of my professional life, I have dealt with statistics, and I know that numbers matter. I know that behind every number, there is a person. And with the invisible enemy of COVID-19, truth matters.
Horizons – If we remain blind to our actions and intentions, carrying on what is "normal" and thus perpetuating the racism ingrained in our society, we serve only ourselves and impede the work of movements to create change.
Each of us is responsible for fulfilling God's unique plan for us. As years went by and I tried to discern God's plan, I had the opportunity to work for the so-called "untouchables" of Indian society, the Dalits.
People often ask me what it was like to be the first African to become a Presentation Sister. There have been challenges, but I have had a happy and adventurous life and am proud to be a sister.
Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister helps me find my voice and a broader and more global perspective. And as I age, I know how vitally important it is to let people know that they've helped me grow.
Horizons - My experience living at the Mexico-U.S. border has added to the hypocrisy I see in our country's pledge to stand for "liberty and justice for all."
Early morning the walkers appear. ... Unchanging in the upheaval of change. And if they should forget the upheaval, news bulletins puncture the air with dire warnings.
The concept of "building the kingdom of God" gets clearer when the values of consecrated persons, witnesses and promoters of the kingdom shine out in their apostolate in the service of the people who today represent the suffering face of Jesus.