From A Nun's Life podcasts - What are the different kinds of retreats? In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about reasons why people go on retreat and about different kinds of retreats

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Even before she was co-director of the Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry in Mankato, Minnesota, School Sisters of Notre Dame Sr. Kathleen Mary Kiemen was well-versed in rural life: She spent 25 years ministering in rural communities.

Today diversity is an indispensable component when discussing interpersonal relationships. It is often talked about but difficult to live out, no matter where we come from. Diversity is frequently on the lips of every Nigerian, given that the nation is a remarkable gathering of very complex and diverse ethnic groups; embracing one another's uniqueness here can be difficult. Women's religious communities in Nigeria typify diversity.

"Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me."

Three Stats and a Map - Indeed, weather in one part of Earth influences weather in other parts of the world — but weather influences other aspects of life as well. Whether it's politics, economics, or simply our moods, weather is powerful.

"Walking meditation — round we go tracing a certain path to the center and back again. May we have the strength to open our heart's center."

GSR Today - There is a lesser known component of Bangladesh's struggle for independence, the mass rape by Pakistani forces of its women, largely unacknowledged, as are the children who came after.

Benedictine Sr. Mary John Mananzan got a grant to do research on the history of the Roman Catholic church in the Philippines from the people's perspective.

With the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, former journalist lives out passion for justice in a global network.