Mousseau and Francois are the co-editors of Reseeding Religious Life Through Global Sisterhood, a collection of essays by younger sisters who see religious life not as a collection of separate congregations, but as a worldwide movement of women.
Just like Walsh's lengthy recovery from a 20-foot fall off a cliff — involving months of physical therapy, treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and sipping pureed meals through a wired-shut jaw — her foray into convent life involved a slew of doubts.
In Old Havana, the Brigidine sisters run a hostel for tourists called Casa Santa Brigida. That income funds their apostolate of caring for the poor and sick, hit hard by food and medication shortages in Cuba.
Beyond her identity as a scholar and author, and foremost in her spiritual life, Sr. Mary Frohlich immerses herself in nature. She is a skilled hiking retreat leader, and certified as a forest therapy guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
"Music takes people out of themselves, but also takes them deeply within themselves and connects them ultimately with God, however they might define God," Sr. Claire Sokol said.
"I sure didn't join the community thinking about the leadership team," Presentation Sr. Vicky Larson said, adding that after 19 years of teaching she felt "a little nudge." She's now LCWR president-elect.
For the last three years, Religious Sisters of Charity have been involved in ensuring people have access to clean drinking water in rural Malawi with water pumps, as well as initiating irrigation farming.
Sr. Theresa Kulandai, a member of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception from India and director of Home of Joy, works to provide education, food, clothing and shelter to orphaned girls in Lusaka.
