"To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower; hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour."

Sr. Kateri Mitchell played a role in the miracle that cemented St. Kateri Tekakwitha's sainthood cause. For two decades, Mitchell has served as executive director of the Tekakwitha Conference, an annual gathering for those ministering to Native American Catholics.

Several factors have kept African women away from the field of biblical studies. But a new day dawns for women's biblical scholarship in Africa, and with it comes the chance to improve everyday grassroots theology for both women and men throughout the continent.

"Some days we just have to take our lumps, even if they cause us to slip — or freeze."

It's that time of year again: the beginning, the time for taking stock and making resolutions. What great things has God done in me and what would God like to do for and in me this coming year? 

An order of nuns has withdrawn from an especially violent city after the parents and sister of one of the women religious were kidnapped and killed.

The Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, where two priests were murdered Feb. 5, said in a statement that the nuns from the Comunidad Guadalupana (Guadalupe Community) had withdrawn because of a lack of security, leaving a school it operated in the city of Chilapa without staff.

Schools in Chilapa had suspended classes from September to December because of the insecurity, the statement said.

U.S. sisters at the U.N. spoke with GSR about their challenges as Americans serving on a global stage during the Trump administration. Sisters sympathize with Americans who are soul searching during this time of deep division. Some suggest that such questions of identity may benefit the U.S. in the long term.

Hue City, Vietnam - During the Tet or Lunar New Year, revelers consume a bewildering variety of food. Amid the frenzy of activity, food contamination can be a serious threat. The Daughters of Mary Immaculate have chosen the time leading up to the holiday to educate people, especially those who are ill or with limited resources, to avoid the risks of food poisoning.

Catholic leaders have decried the Senate's rejection of compromise legislation to protect young immigrants brought to the United States as children, and the role that the Trump administration played in discouraging consensus.

"The empty spaces remind us of the lessons many of us spend our lives learning — no one is perfect; you don't need to be perfect to be loved; there's grace in empty spaces; God fills us when nothing else can or will."