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.
"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.
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?"
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.
President Donald Trump's first year in office has left Catholic sisters worried and dismayed about the administration's go-it-alone, "America First" foreign policy. The frustration is particularly acute among the sisters who represent their congregations at the United Nations.
"I believe that if we do not as a people say 'Enough!' now, we will regret it for years."
From Where I Stand Preview: President Donald Trump's insult of black countries touches our integrity as a nation. I believe that if we do not as a people say "Enough!" now, we will regret it for years.
Sr. Donna Liette is on staff at the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. Founded in 2002, the ministry works with youth and mothers who live amid gangs, violence, drugs and racial division.
I have been privileged to serve in five Nigerian prisons, and to find creative ways to help the prisoners there. My goal is to make them self-reliant and independent, so they will not return to a life of crime.