Commentary - Supporting a living wage is one of the most effective ways people of faith can uphold the dignity of work. NETWORK and Catholic social justice teaching support an economy that puts people, not profit, at the center, where each person can find a job that provides for his or her family.

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by Brenna Neimanis

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Notes from the Field - There are so many boxes you are supposed to fit into as a woman, so many unspoken and spoken rules you are expected to follow — so much pressure and so many constant in-your-face messages that you must change to be loved or valuable. Frankly, it is exhausting, and it saddens me greatly.

by Joyce Meyer

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GSR Today - The ministries of sisters in Vietnam extend to the most remote areas of jungles and mountains, some of which I visited in December. Some of the "outsiders" to whom the sisters minister are children and elders who have disabilities because there are few government institutions providing for them.

Comboni Missionary Sr. Inmaculada Cuesta has ambitious plans for the diocese she ministers to in Richmond, Virginia, helping launch programs that include outreach training and digital pastoral courses. She is the coordinator for the Association of Hispanic Women Religious and looking ahead to problems the community can address at the V Encuentro.

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Everything speaks to me of springtime and resurrection! I put out two hummingbird feeders just before Easter in hopes that they would be returning soon. It was still early but I thought just maybe I could coax them back again. Last week I heard the first arrivals, and now all five feeders are active.