by Kathleen Kanet
Contributor
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.
by The Life Panelists
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.
by GSR Staff
"Sometimes we forget how to lose ourselves in time. We need to be counter-cultural by wasting time to listen deeply."
Photo essay - 'For love of Mother Mary': At Vietnam's Marian Congress, sisters offer health care to pilgrims who fell ill, help clean the shrine, give prayerful and cultural performances, serve at the Eucharist procession, sell Catholic items and record prayer requests.
by Virginia Herbers
Though I'm no longer tied to the school schedule, this season always feels like something wonderful is finishing, and something new is beginning -- yet to be revealed as wonderful, joyous, painful or scary -- but certain to demand much in terms of my energy and time.
by Nancy Linenkugel
Contributor
See for Yourself - I email a few folks and get the "out of office until ..." messages. Great -- he or she is taking time away. But wait -- why am I receiving an email directly from Miss Vacation?
by GSR Staff
"As in the early church, and in religious communities, we gather, pray, reflect, listen and go out into the world as the hands of Christ. This is the truth — we are needed today!"
At a recent town hall meeting broadcast on CNN, Sinsinawa Dominican Sr. Erica Jordan got to ask Speaker Paul Ryan how his policies match up to Catholic social teaching. She found his answer patronizing and shares with Global Sisters Report what she would have said next if given the chance.
