by GSR Staff
"Think of how dangerous a temptation it is to adopt a purely functional, worldly mentality which leads to placing our hope in human means alone and destroys the witness of poverty which our Lord Jesus Christ lived and taught us."
In addressing the religious of Korea August 16, Pope Francis stressed the need to live joy-filled lives. “Only if our witness is joyful will we attract men and women to Christ,” he said. “And this joy is a gift, which is nourished by a life of prayer, meditation on the word of God, the celebration of the sacraments and life in community. When these are lacking, weaknesses and difficulties will emerge to dampen the joy we knew so well at the beginning of our journey.”
Leaders of the largest organization representing women religious in the United States issued a statement Monday that they will continue the dialogue with church officials demanding reform, but they will also protect the integrity of their group.
Official site of the Holy See, which includes statements and teachings of current and former popes. The site's primary language is Italian, but also is published in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and German. Some content also is available in Chinese, Arabic and Latin. The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, which addresses women and men religious, has a page within this website.
The National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) is an organization of Black Catholic women religious and associates from across the United States.
The North American Conference of Associates and Religious (NACAR) is a membership organization that serves, empowers and promotes the associate-religious relationship.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the official organization of the Catholic hierarchy in the U.S. Its puposes include coordinating and promoting Catholic activities, organizing religious, charitable and social welfare work, aiding in education and caring for immigrants.
Giving Voice creates spaces for younger women religious to give voice to their hopes, dreams and challenges in religious life.
by Janet Gildea
Contributor
A makeshift detention center in a remote New Mexico town has been called "a deportation machine" by attorneys volunteering to provide services to refugee migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala; due process is at risk as rights are glossed over and hearings are rushed. Sisters and other Catholics are concentrating on advocacy.
GSR Today - For a break from LCWR-related news, a few headlines from around the world, including one from Memphis, Tenn., where two Dominican Sisters of St. Cecelia are the first sisters to teach at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School in 20 years.
