From NCRonline.org - The president of the U.S. bishops has praised Monday's Supreme Court ruling regarding coverage of contraceptive services in health care plans, claiming that "justice has prevailed."
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Contemplation takes many forms. What I have been drawn to for the past 30 years or so is contemplation born in a form of “empty mind,” a silence or stillness that invites you not to thinking, not imagining, just emptying.

Take another look - GSR is sharing this story on our homepage again. It's about a book by Sr. Maureen Moorhouse that recounts the 60 years of ministry her community, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did with people in Zimbabwe. They established remote schools and clinics during a time when the country was in transition and suffering from colonial attitudes of racism.

GSR Today - Over the next few two months the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland will introduce its visitors to the iconic pop art of the late civil rights and anti-war activist Corita Kent, also known as Sr. Mary Corita, one of the most popular American graphic artists of her time.

My love for and with Christ is what calls me to such a gift of self. That is the only thing that can justify such an action. In time, all other reasons will fall away; they will morph and change, transforming just as surely as I will. What will remain constant is love, and that is what I feel called to give myself to.

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. . . ."

Through the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation co-director Sr. Christine Stephens has been empowering people for 30 years to take on government and private interests to preserve their rights and keep their communities together, served and strong. In an Austin neighborhood, her impact on one organizer lead to the creation of a new activist, whose work saved the homes of 173 low-income renters.

"And he will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples . . . ."

Language and immigration - Religion influences how people view immigration in the United States, and Catholic priests are more likely than ministers of other Christian faiths to discuss the issue from the pulpit.

Over 200 school girls abducted together Nigeria. Theirs are the haunting faces of modern female slavery. I’ve asked, “Can we end sex-trafficking, sex slavery?” I had my first answer from a man from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services: Not unless the demand by men ends, and that will not happen.