by Juliet Mousseau
Contributor
Few women religious have written at depth about the vows in the last 10 years. This represents a desperate hole in the informational and reflection materials available for those of us who are preparing for final or first profession. So, we're doing something about it.
Growing evidence that both the federal government and private prison companies have failed to provide adequate childcare to its detainees could lead to an increase in deportations, according to CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project partners.
Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, is a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart. She currently serves as the vice president for academic affairs at the Franciscan School of Theology in San Diego. trained as a historical theologian, her writings include medieval theology, the history of her congregation and contemporary questions in religious life.
by GSR Staff
"Diplomacy can seem to happen so slowly as talks drag on, but maybe the wisdom of the tortoise is nothing happens yesterday. It takes time."
In the midst of a war, I found my home in the Catholic church. I was a college student, majoring in history. Studying history meant, among other things, studying war and the destruction and injustices that wars had repeatedly caused. The more I studied this side of history, the more passionate I became about social movements and peaceful alternatives. The truth of history convinced me that war, militarism and violence were all immoral.
The Victory Noll sisters are selling their land to a trust at a price based on fair market value — a move that many other communities of women religious in the United States have made to preserve land from development. In some cases, the preservation provides money that can pay for other expenses; in others, communities forgo a larger windfall by preserving land that developers would pay handsomely for.
The Sisters of Life provide material, emotional and spiritual outreach to pregnant women in crisis, helping more than 900 women at the former New York City convent each year.
As part of the triennial UISG assembly this week in Rome, the leaders of the world's women religious met with Pope Francis May 12; they asked him four major questions about the role of women in the global Catholic church. In response, he said he would create a commission to study the possibility of women deacons.
Pope Francis has announced he will create a commission to study the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons in the Catholic church, signaling an historic openness to the possibility of ending the global institution’s practice of an all-male clergy.
by Christine Schenk
Pentecost is my favorite feast in the liturgical year; the Holy Spirit manifests the refreshing unpredictability of a God who often relishes a walk on the wild side.
