Emily McFarlan Miller
Contributor
Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt starts and ends every day the same way. With joy and gratitude. It’s a practice that has been serving Chicago’s beloved Catholic sister, better known simply as "Sister Jean," for a century now.
by Nicole Trahan
Contributor
Horizons - We live in a complex web of justice issues, laws and cultural influences, all of which are interconnected with institutions and structures. A change in one or two laws will not change the culture of death.
by Sumon Corraya
It is imperative that sisters visit the homes of those in their neighborhoods, a seminar on evangelization through pastoral service told women religious Aug. 13-15 at the diocesan formation and pastoral center in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. At the seminar Holy Cross Br. Subal Rozario said, "People of different faiths come to receive water. This is how we build a union among different faiths. Through education and health care, Catholics win the hearts of others, but among others, home visits are most important."
by Emily TeKolste
Contributor
The sisters I live with in Washington, D.C., are afraid for me to walk alone. I don't fear that; amid news of mass shootings, I fear walking through crowds.
by Doreen Ajiambo
The Sisters of Notre Dame, along with other congregations in Tanzania, play key roles in the fight against child trafficking. They provide assistance to victims. They raise awareness by traveling to rural communities to educate village elders, women's groups and youth groups about trafficking experiences and dangers.
Catholic News Service
In topographically challenged New Orleans, where "running water" can be a pejorative depending on whether it is flowing inside or outside the house, a long-promised, 25-acre stormwater management and flood control project called the Mirabeau Water Garden will be a welcome sight.
Emily McFarlan Miller
Contributor
Sr. Helen Prejean talked to Religion News Service about how she became involved in social justice, why she thinks the death penalty is on its way out and how she got to "bump into two popes along the way."
Emily TeKolste is a temporary professed Sister of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Originally from the Indianapolis area, she developed a passion for justice during her time as a student at Xavier University in Cincinnati and lived in the Indianapolis Catholic Worker community for three years before entering her community. She ministers (remotely) as grassroots mobilization coordinator for Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice in Washington, D.C.
by Daniel P. Horan
From NCRonline.org: St Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean's memoir shows there is no singular point of decision in the Christian life. Rather, there is a constant need for ongoing conversion, growth, and change guided by the Holy Spirit.
by Nazaria Nataliya Mykhayliuk
Contributor
The shared work for the glory of God filled all the participants with special joy and inspiration while painting the monastery of the Basilian sisters in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Step-by-step, colorful iconographic compositions in the traditional style of Eastern Catholic churches filled this holy place with the visible presence of the invisible God and the saints.
