Some 38 religious sisters emerged from two Missouri parishes where Sr. Rose Weidenbenner grew up. "These sisters have witnessed to me — and to all of us — how God's love and call leads us to be of service in many places," she writes.
Hospitality as part of my charism is my way and the sisters' way of living out the gospel. It is my way of being in the world. This is for me the easy part. What becomes more difficult is to let myself be welcomed.
"Like it or not, everything needs to be upgraded from time to time," writes Sr. Jane Marie Bradish. She shares ways she has tried to upgrade her daily personal prayer life.
"There is much work to be done, much to change," writes Sr. Carmen Notario. "Let us not be afraid. We are links in a chain in a definitive historical moment where small patches are not enough; life is at stake."
The world cannot experience true peace unless we all work together to achieve a positive outcome in this quest to preserve and nurture all life, from the smallest insect to the mightiest whale.
Scripture for Life: Finding and following our deepest desires will free us to follow the Lord, who was called insane and a lawbreaker — but was never accused of failing to love.
Our religious communities have countless examples of sisters who play sports, move and connect beautifully with the spiritual and physical, writes Sr. Ana González.
The 2024 elections will be an intervention into our current divisive way of seeing. It intervenes, and whether it is successful in removing what has been blocking the clarity of our vision is still unknown.