November 20, 2017
UISG meeting in the Philippines - The Council of Delegates meeting of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) in Manila focused on the theme of "building community in an intercultural world."
by Catherine Garry
Contributor
November 20, 2017
Mother Cabrini is still alive and well in New York City. On Oct. 20, 2017, the corner of 19th Street and 3rd Avenue was co-named "Mother Cabrini Way" through the efforts of City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and the approval of the City Council and Department of Transportation.
by GSR Staff
November 20, 2017
"Do love. Love. Love. It's so strong, it's so powerful. That connection, that spark of the divine is in all of us."
This story appears in the See for Yourself feature series. View the full series.
by Nancy Linenkugel
Contributor
November 17, 2017
See for Yourself - Giving thanks for the people in our lives as they come and go, when we have no control over it but can benefit either way. It depends on your perspective.
by Virginia Herbers
November 17, 2017
"They" can be anyone we choose to see in opposition to ourselves. And as soon as I draw a line of demarcation with "them" on one side and "us" on the other, the opportunity to call ourselves brothers and sisters has slipped away.
Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart Catherine Garry is from New York City. With degrees in education and religious education, she has also participated in the Practicum in Spiritual Direction at Loyola House Retreat and Training Center in Guelph, Ontario. She has taught at the elementary and high school levels in New York and New Orleans. Her service in administration includes high school principal in New Orleans, Cabrini Retreat Center in Des Plaines, Illinois, and as Provincial and Provincial Councilor of her congregation.
by Catholic News Service
November 17, 2017
Sr. Mary Antona Ebo, a Franciscan Sister of Mary whose courageous words during the 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, became a rallying cry for many in the civil rights movement, died Nov. 11 at a retirement community outside St. Louis. She was 93.
by GSR Staff
November 17, 2017
"Hope is willing to leave unanswered questions unanswered and unknown futures unknown. Hope makes you see God's guiding hand."
November 16, 2017
"He had a love for people who were poor and suffered too much," says Capuchin Fr. Ron Rieder of fellow Capuchin Fr. Solanus Casey, whose assignment as monastery doorkeeper, as well as his capacity to listen, made him accessible to people who needed healing.
November 16, 2017
Sr. Kathleen Schipani launched an app that teaches the American Sign Language for words commonly used in Christian life. She spoke with Global Sisters Report about why the app was necessary.