Domestic servitude and early marriage were the issues discussed during our stakeholders' workshop at Bishop Thomas McGettrick Pastoral Center in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria.
Sr. Magdalena works with children with disabilities in Outer Mongolia. But she came to understand that God brought her to the ministry "to test my capacity to love through my service with them," she writes.
Horizons - At Jamaica Mustard Seed, the residents and their caregivers can laugh, dance and sing with the hope of God's love. And we, on our Good Friday journey through Jerusalem, can find joy as well.
I am an Assumption Sister of Nairobi, Kenya, working in Jamaica. I never dreamed I would be a missionary, but it is a wonderful vocation. Working with the community here continues to bring me much joy.
In San Antonio we held our city's first "Festival of Faiths." It was a time of hearing each other's stories, taking comfort in each other's music, and experiencing the joy of each other's dance. We learned and we laughed.
My congregation sent me to Maryland Vocational High School in Lesotho, South Africa, to assist as the bursar, and I love my work because it has opened my eyes to many things.
Sr. Claudine Dumbi teaches women in the Congo to grow and sell produce. The farming and marketing skills help their families and keeps the soil healthy and productive.
In response to Russia's war on Ukraine, clergy and consecrated people in Ukraine have sought new knowledge and skills, "recognizing that those who have experienced the hell of combat require a special approach."