by Lucy van Kessel
Contributor
As I transition to a new ministry, I leave Ruah Community Services with gratitude for all it has taught me about working alongside people living in poverty and on the margins. The Western Australia nonprofit is a great model for us in religious life today.
Presentation Sr. Lucy van Kessel, after many years in Catholic education, retrained in psychology to become a registered psychologist. She also worked in social justice for many years, including as the coordinator of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) in Western Australia for six years. She has worked part-time with Ruah, a nongovernment organization working with people who are disadvantaged. she has been on her congregation’s leadership team for 11 years, and as of Jan.
by GSR Staff
"In the whiteout of winter snows, the purple of the cabbage reminds us life is there if we look. Can we take time to find it?"
by Teresa Anyabuike
Contributor
I find the practice of nonviolent communication very healthy and effective because it gives each person a space and chance to be heard and understood. Any meaningful relationship depends on this.
New York and Chicago - Catholics and Catholic reform groups were among the hundreds of thousands who turned out on the streets throughout the nation for the second annual Women's March.
by Elisabeth Auvillain
Sr. Anne Lécu serves as a medical doctor for one of the biggest prisons in Europe. She holds a doctorate in philosophy for her work on the effects of being jailed. She spoke with GSR about her experience being a doctor and how "the world of prisoners" changed her perspective on justice.
by GSR Staff
"What do you want to say to me about cultivating courageous hope today, God?"
The fight by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ against the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline went to an appeals court Jan. 19 as their attorneys argued that the Eastern District of Pennsylvania inappropriately dismissed their religious freedom challenge for a lack of jurisdiction.
by Nancy Linenkugel
Contributor
See for Yourself - Ellen launched into an account of the new employee and her unprofessional attire. "You've got experience in saying all those hard things to people from your days of being a hospital CEO for so many years. Any ideas?"
by Tracy Kemme
Contributor
With my daily devotional propped on the airplane tray, I read the collect for the day's liturgy. In a few hours, I would land in Phoenix and assemble with 32 other sisters in their 20s and 30s for our annual Giving Voice retreat.
