Rosemarie Milazzo is a Maryknoll Sister from Brooklyn, New York, whose parents migrated from Sicily. After an assignment to Chinatown, New York, as teacher and principal, she was missioned to Africa -- first for language study and then to Kenya to serve as a lecturer at a Teacher Training College. Later she moved to the northeastern desert of Kenya, close to Somalia, as part of a team of Maryknoll Sisters who helped relocate people and acclimate them to the desert as part of a "reclamation project" for landless and homeless Kenyans.
by Nancy Linenkugel
Contributor
September 14, 2018
Recently I met a friend at a restaurant for lunch. I was astonished at all she carried around in her purse.
This story appears in the Crisis in the Church feature series. View the full series.
September 14, 2018
Horizons - The heartache of the church's scandals and infighting is dizzying, confusing, painful. I wasn't sure how to be a Franciscan Sister anymore, how to be a public face of the church.
September 14, 2018
Two hundred years ago this month, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne opened the first Society of the Sacred Heart school outside of Europe. To celebrate, the international order, now in 41 countries, is hosting a Global Day of Service for sisters, associates, employees, volunteers and students to take on dozens of service projects.
This story appears in the Bishop Mulakkal trial feature series. View the full series.
by Saji Thomas
Contributor
September 13, 2018
Five Catholic nuns in the southern Indian state of Kerala are holding an indefinite sit-in demanding the arrest of a bishop accused of repeatedly raping another sister.
by Joyce Meyer
International Liaison, Global Sisters Report
September 13, 2018
GSR Today - One of only three indigenous women's congregations in Guatemala, the Missionaries of the Eucharist serve in the country's remote mountains, inheritors of both the glory and the challenges of their country.
by Kathryn James Hermes
Contributor
September 13, 2018
I felt marginalized after a recent meeting with a much younger sister. Fear crept into my thinking, suggesting that I no longer had anything valid to offer. Talking with Jesus about what had happened, I heard in my heart these words: "You need to get ready now."
by Maxine Kollasch
Contributor
September 13, 2018
From A Nun's Life podcasts - In this Random Nun Clip, a listener is startled to sense a call from God after watching nun videos.
September 13, 2018
In a part of Guatemala City that lacks public health amenities, Sr. Sarah Mulligan runs a clinic where locals of all income levels can get affordable, quality medical care. Clínica Daniel Comboni offers several programs to meet locals' needs; some services empower local women, while others supplement children's education and nutrition.
by Joyce Meyer
International Liaison, Global Sisters Report
September 13, 2018
GSR Today - One of only three indigenous women's congregations in Guatemala, the Missionaries of the Eucharist serve in the country's remote mountains, inheritors of both the glory and the challenges of their country.