GSR Today: Even though I had visited Ethiopia a couple of other times before, being there during the Ethiopian Catholic and Orthodox Holy Week brought home very clearly how religious this culture is.

"The cost of 'being here' means denying the desire to be busy for something far less exciting and far more important — rest in God."

The first of a new series of reports about trash management, landfills and the involvement of sisters: Old Fadama is internationally famous for being the site of the Agbogbloshie electronic waste "dump," where people spend their days breaking apart the world's e-waste and burning the parts down to salvageable metals. The residents here don't want pity; they support themselves off what the world discards, and some are accessing education to move on.

GSR Today - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule sometime this month — no one knows when — on the legality of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Residents, the program that President Barack Obama instituted by executive order in 2014.

We have returned to "ordinary time" after living the days of the Lenten and Easter seasons for almost a quarter of the year. Yet I find that the hue of ordinary green has a new sheen for me as I re-enter this time.

The Honduran environmental group COPINH is calling for protests and vigils at Honduran embassies and consulates on June 15, seeking an independent investigation of Berta Cáceres's murder and a "cancellation of the concession granted to DESA company, constructor of the Hydroelectric Project "Agua Zarca" in Rio Blanco, Honduras. In the United States, protests and vigils are planned at several embassies and consulates.

Women religious in the United States, Honduras and across the world have long worked to resolve issues of violence, environmental injustice and indigenous rights — themes all converging in the commemoration this week of a prominent Honduran environmental activist, Berta Cáceres, assassinated earlier this year in Honduras.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - We talk about the role snacks and hospitality play in the community life of sisters. Special note: Monday, June 13 marks A Nun's Life Ministry's 1,000th prayer podcast, livestreaming at 5 p.m. EDT and including a surprise announcement (the link to listen is in the story).

See for Yourself - "So what's wrong with right here at Xavier?" I ask. "Xavier has everything you're looking for."