"Preach the truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world."

GSR Today - Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. warns that temporary protected status it could be ending for thousands of Syrians. A decision to end TPS would return thousands to Syria, in the middle of a civil war.

How do we learn to engage in conversation if we are not at the same table? How do we learn to listen if we are not listened to? How do we learn and grow if we don't broaden our circles … at least on occasion?

The Life - This month, the panelists consider the unique charisms of their particular congregations and discuss how their individual ministries reflect that charism. They addressed this question: How does your personal ministry reflect your congregation's charism?

"Often, we're the voice for those who feel they can't speak. That is our role as women religious: to be a voice for the voiceless and stand with those who are speaking."

See for Yourself - "I just hate to exercise. I've always hated to exercise. The thought of exercising makes me sick." So said a dinner party guest who came along as the friend of a family member. It was a snug group of family members around an efficient dining room table but we all welcomed Tim to join us.

This week marks my 30th birthday. Like many new members of religious communities, I have mostly lived with sisters many years my senior. I find myself with an awareness of aging, death and human vulnerability that is uncommon among my age peers. In a culture that often ignores these realities, my experiences in intergenerational living yield a complicated mix of gift and grief.

"With Jesus, it was always a personal interest in any person that came to him. He didn't treat them as objects to be taken care of. They were people, individual human beings made in the image and likeness of God."

A dispute between an order of nuns and an American priest over control of two major hospitals for people who live in poverty has ended with the nuns storming one of the hospitals.