Though common knowledge warns against anyone wandering into La Línea, Sr. Angélica Segoviano has gained daily access by establishing trust with the women she visits. It takes time before they open up to her about their lives and worries, their initial suspicion born of the fact that some have gone years without anyone simply asking how they're doing.
"If forgiving your enemy is not weakness, what is it?" Sr. Helen Prejean, a leading voice in the abolition of the death penalty, talks with John Dear on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast."
In Filipino culture, caring for aging parents is the responsibility of the children. But when that does not happen, the Kanlungan ni Maria Home for the Aged steps in.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced Jan. 22 a $15 million effort to help care for Catholic sisters who are aging and live in underserved communities.
After devastating, deadly floods in Valencia, Spain, Catholic sisters have contributed to recovery with spiritual help and physical labor, hand in hand with volunteers who are cleaning up affected towns.
The migrant ministry of Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Rose Patrice Kuhn can be excruciating. But the anguish was especially acute the day after President Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second term as U.S. president, said Sister Rose.
Sr. Maribeth Larkin, whose Sisters of Social Service evacuated to stay with the Sisters of Notre Dame, advised other congregations to talk to each other, and "have an up-to-date plan, not one you dust off from 20 years ago."
"This award reinforces the importance of my mission and inspires me to continue advocating for the rights and dignity of all individuals," Naddaf said.
