by Catholic News Service
An Australian missionary nun ordered deported in mid-July by Philippine authorities is not leaving the country just yet. Sr. Patricia Fox, Philippine superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, won a reprieve after her lawyers filed a motion for reconsideration July 22.
by GSR Staff
"When people are given the right information on this issue and when they are given the time to deliberate on it, they really understand what is happening and want robust measures."
by Linda Romey
As religious communities undergo transition, we can learn from the "open-source" approach to software development to help better shape our communities' futures.
by James Dearie
Sr. Maureen Turlish was a founding member of the National Survivor Advocates Coalition and Catholic Whistleblowers and was also active in the Philadelphia chapter of Voice of the Faithful. She was also a contributor to National Catholic Reporter.
Michael Sean Winters is the author of Left At the Altar: How Democrats Lost The Catholics And How Catholics Can Save The Democrats (Basic Books, 2008). His biography of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, God's Right Hand: How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right was published by Harper One in January 2012 to critical acclaim.
Sr. Phyllis Hughes started working in health care so long ago, there were no copy machines and no computers. Intensive care units were a brand-new idea.More than 51 years later, the Mercy sister had a chance to look back on that career as she accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Health Association on June 10.
by GSR Staff
"The artificial separation between humans and cosmos is at the root of contemporary moral confusion."
by Laura M. Leming
Contributor
"Now my eyes have seen": Three weeks in Ghana and Togo opened my mind and heart not only to health and educational needs in the countries, but to their peoples' wonderful capacities.
The community that became the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration always wanted to practice perpetual adoration, but bishops were doubtful of their stamina. Today, the community in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is looking forward to marking a special anniversary on Aug. 1, as they continue to receive about 30,000 prayer requests per year. "It's like being a witness to someone's most vulnerable moments with God," said Sr. Sarah Hennessey, the congregation's adoration coordinator.
by GSR Staff
"Each of us has busy days and a busy life, but that does not give us permission to disregard the sacredness of another who enters our world of deadlines. … If we continue to meet all the deadlines and miss the persons or experiences in our daily lives, we most certainly will encounter the 'dead-lines' that have no heartbeat or response to the life-giving mystery of God's people in our lives."
