Some 183 women and children seeking asylum are held at the Karnes County Residential Center, one of two family detention centers in south Texas operated by companies under contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Their plight is drawing increasing attention, fueled on the inside by a hunger strike and fast, and, on the outside, by legal jockeying and a recent visit by the head of ICE. At the heart of the matter are complaints of lengthy stays in prison-like conditions, as well as a question repeatedly posed by activists, attorneys and faith-based organizations.

"Religious women change the world with actions and not just words."

Global Sisters Report has been its own website for 364 days now, and our stories are being read by people in 147 countries. We have plans to expand coverage into Europe, Central and South America and other reaches of the world, but so far we have shared stories from nearly 40 different countries. Here’s a selection of some favorites from each.

"Each day I cry for the state of the world and then I laugh.”

As Global Sisters Report celebrates our one-year anniversary, we are also celebrating the connections we have made with sisters in Africa, where women have even less of a voice in the global conversation. In Kenya, due to more widespread Internet usage, sisters are becoming more and more familiar with Global Sisters Report. While in Kenya in January, I ran two writing workshops for more than 100 sisters.

From A Nun's Life podcasts - In this Random Nun Clip, we offer advice on how to act like a nun to a college student who is preparing for a role in the play Sister Act; looking into what sisters do – social justice work, life based in Scripture, living in a community – can apply to anyone wanting to understand religious life more.

Three Stats and a Map - Earlier this month, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication took data it had gathered between 2008 and 2014 and released an interactive map that allows you to see what people in the United States think about climate change. You can sort data by specific opinions (e.g., Will climate change harm me personally? Will global warming harm future generations?) And you can sort the data by U.S. states, congressional districts and counties.

I am a realist and yet a woman steeped in Franciscan tradition whose roots extend deeply into mystery, love, action and trust. Ultimately we do not know what might happen. We are called to make the path by walking. We are called to love and give ourselves to love, if we believe in the greatest commandment to love God, self and neighbor (meaning human and non-human).

Even though the government of India brought into effect the Street Vendors Act 2014, the police have still been violating this act and continue their old practices of harassing the vendors, who do not have education or connection to better jobs or the resources to open a shop. They live day to day, and Aashray Abhiyan, a small organization, campaigns continuously for their right to work unimpeded.