Horizons - A global pandemic has demanded that we let go of so much — cherished experiences, annual encounters, anticipated plans, employment and financial certainties, even loved ones.
I help respond to the needs of thousands of Cameroonian refugees who live across 25 communities in this part of Nigeria. Despite the challenges, I find the mission fulfilling because it was a heartfelt call.
As contemporary religious search for relevance in a rapidly changing world, perhaps it is useful to examine the relationship of religious life to the particular context or culture in which it exists.
The coronavirus lockdown has restricted all of us inside our homes. But it has given us a good opportunity to develop our hidden talents and spend time with God, ourselves, and with those who are with us.
This is a time when we must take sides. Do we choose life, or silently watch our church leaders appearing to support the destruction caused by the Trump administration?
Amid pestilence and violence, racism and injustice, poverty and disease, God still calls. The history of our church is filled with people who responded yes to God's call in the most terrible circumstances.
India extended its COVID-19 lockdown, and many took to the streets to find food. We organized food provisions to help. India has metric tons of food in storage, so what is the reality of this scarcity?
As I reflect on living during the pandemic, mentors guide me: my mother and her Irish faith, wit and temper and humor; my father and his ability to let life happen around him; and Thomas Merton.
Praying with art is a practice that is related to St Ignatius' method of prayer known as "imaginative contemplation." Ignatius encouraged his followers to use their imagination to make the Gospel come alive.
Because of COVID-19, many of us are experiencing family separation for the first time. It has made me more aware of the separation enforced by immigration policies and incarceration in our country.
Horizons - My vow of chastity makes it possible to love God and others in what is the best way possible for me — and I am grateful to have Massa, Isaiah and several other amazing kids in my life.
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.
