"When one breaks the laws to resist the probability of nuclear war, one is not just breaking the law ... one is upholding the one law from which all decent and just law derives: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' "
In Conversation - Theologian Christopher Pramuk and Catholic Srs. Tracey Horan and Larretta Rivera-Williams talk about race relations and the Catholic response.
Hurricane Harvey response, updated Sept. 1 - Women religious in the areas surrounding the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey are working to ease the suffering of those impacted by the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the Texas coast Aug. 25.
Sr. Cora Richardson challenged apartheid and met Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko. She retired to Ireland four years ago, but despite her age, she continues to speak up for what she believes in, including women priests.
When do we no longer see individuals but only perceive them as a group that is threatening our way of life? When do we learn to be afraid and hate the other? Who teaches us that? And how can we be untaught?
When you are frustrated and in pain over the political direction of your country, what do you do? The source of much of my anguish was over our 2018 Federal Budget. To me a budget is a moral document. What I saw in this proposed budget were more benefits for the rich and fewer for the poor.
Kathleen Kanet is a sister of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary who has worked as a teacher and administrator in an elementary school and as caseworker and supervisor in a preventative service program for preservation of families. She has co-founded several national and international organizations which promote peace and has been involved in multiple educational activities around the issues of peace and justice.
GSR Today - Cholera is ancient history in most modern countries; but in areas where water is contaminated by sewage, it spreads like wildfire. When cholera does strike, it's usually easy to treat. But not in a failed state such as Yemen.
The Life - Collaboration against trafficking. Speaking out on national issues. Sharing formation resources and promoting vocations. In this month's installment of GSR's feature about the lives of women religious around the world, our panelists write about how they are networking within their communities and among congregations and how this collaboration enriches and supports their life and ministry.
"Sometimes we forget how to lose ourselves in time. We need to be counter-cultural by wasting time to listen deeply."