by Margaret Galiardi
Contributor
What kind of energy are we putting into the universal web of life in our sphere of influence even as world leaders struggle with what to do about ISIS? Does it mimic in even a small way the energy of ISIS? Or is it an energy which creates space for new possibilities?
by Georgia Perry
Dominican Sr. Margaret Mayce of Amityville, New York, has made peace and justice issues the focus of her life and work since becoming a sister in 1975 at the age of 24. For the past seven years, she has served as a representative of the Dominican Leadership Conference nongovernmental organization at the United Nations.
by GSR Staff
"Seeds, singular works of art, storing within the gifts of wonder."
Emily McFarlan Miller is an award-winning freelance journalist and social media consultant based in Chicago. Most recently, she managed social media for the Chicago Sun-Times, winning first place for the newspaper's social media presence and second place for her own from the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors Association. Previously, she was the education reporter at The Courier-News, then the Sun-Times publication in Elgin, Illinois.
Sr. Rhonda Miska is in temporary profession with the Sinsinawa Dominican and ministers at Dominican University in Chicago. After two years as a Jesuit Volunteer in Nicaragua, she earned a graduate degree in pastoral ministry.
by Joan Brown
The pomegranates on our tree cracked open while I was at the World Parliament of Religions in Salt Lake City in mid-October. Green flesh burst forth revealing multitudinous iridescent juicy ruby seeds. When they burst they are not spoiled, but very ready to be eaten and shared. This pomegranate experience for me has become a heralding of this moment beginning with the amazing Parliament of the World’s Religions experience.
GSR Today - Our media-driven world can also overwhelm us to the point of indifference, and reaching people suddenly becomes more difficult than ever.
by Julian S. Das
Contributor
For more than 30 years Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sr. Cyril Mooney has been extending educational opportunities to girls who do not have the care of their parents, live on the streets or who come from small villages where teachers are poorly trained. The students become part of mainstream society.
by GSR Staff
"What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that."
An Italian nun who shot to global fame by winning "The Voice of Italy" talent show is set to star in a stage production of the musical "Sister Act," which opens here in time for Christmas.
