The German cardinal who has been called the "pope's theologian" said fresh Vatican criticism of American nuns was typical of the "narrower" view that officials of the Roman Curia tend to take, and he said U.S. Catholics shouldn't be overly concerned.
GSR Today - The Feast of St. James the Apostle was Saturday, and a homily given at a local church named for him called to mind the need for us to become "part of the story." That resonated with me, and what I have found since coming to Kansas City nine months ago: sisters have no shortage of stories to tell.
From NCRonline.org - The discussion between U.S. women religious and Vatican officials that followed "blunt," confrontational opening remarks by the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was "frank and open," says a U.S. archbishop present at the April 30 meeting.
Sr. Helen Maher Garvey, BVM, is an organizational consultant for religious congregations. Presently she serves on the Board of the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company. She was the director of the LCWR History Exhibit, Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America. Garvey held the position of Director of the Office of Pastoral Services for the Diocese of Lexington for 10 years. She served in the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) from 1986 to 1989 and was a U.S.
Ilia Delio, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Washington, D.C., is the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University. She is the author of 16 books, including Making All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology and Consciousness (Orbis Books 2015), and the general editor of the series Catholicity in an Evolving Universe.
by Clare Nolan
NCR Contributor
Three Good Shepherd Sisters started work in Kolwezi last October to start a school, agriculture co-operative and other programs to help people who live in poverty amid a land rich with natural resources; see what progress they made in only four months.
Sr. Clare Nolan recently retired as training coordinator of the Good Shepherd International Justice Office. Good Shepherd is an international woman's religious congregation that is involved in providing social services in about 70 counties, with a particular focus on women and girls in vulnerable situations. The organization has special consultative status with ECOSOC (Economic Social Council) of the U.N.
by Sharon Abercrombie
From NCRonline.org - A recently released free online booklet – Earth as Our Home – does just that, offering tips for living more sustainably with the planet. The 16-page illustrated pamphlet comes from the Catholic Sisters for a Healthy Earth, an environmental group comprised of eight women religious congregations.
by Joyce Meyer
International Liaison, Global Sisters Report
I remember when I was at the Hilton Fund for Sisters and traveled around the world visiting projects, I often wished there would be some way for others to share in my experiences of sisters’ creativity, energy and commitment to people in need of education, health care and a myriad of other services.
by GSR Staff
When Pope Francis announced the long awaited names of his commission on the protection of children in March, it was noted that four of the eight lay members are women, one a victim of clerical sex.
