The secular media landscape often depicts nuns as stern, joyless and anything but media-savvy. Of course, such a generalization could not be further from the truth, and the Daughters of St. Paul are a prime example of the joy and evangelistic enthusiasm
Pope Francis encouraged religious sisters and consecrated women to continue to show courage amid difficulties, even if it means pushing back against the church they serve faithfully.
"I invite them to fight when, in some cases, they are treated unfairly, even within the
On January 29, as winter storm Kenan pummeled the northeast, the Sisters of Life made the news when they took advantage of the winter weather and sledded around Central Park in New York City. The photos of white habits, big coats, snow
Nguyen Duy Phuong, a 12th-grader, thought he could not afford to go to school this year. His father, who used to work as a day wage earner in Ho Chi Minh City and became jobless during the delta variant phase of the
Mother Mary Clare Roufs formed the idea for the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus after receiving what she called "the founding grace" in December 2006.
It came when she heard the late Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis preaching
Breaking the silence, the sisters breathed deeply. Then with ever so much control, they started singing in perfect unison.
Without a word being spoken, the sisters intuitively knew what Mother Cecilia, their prioress, was calling forth from them.
Sweet harmonies filled the church as
On the morning of August 14, Felician Sister Mary Inga Borko felt the floor moving in her home in Jacmel, Haiti. “I quickly realized that it was an earthquake,” she said. “I knew that if we didn’t get out of this house,
For over 100 years in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Sisters Servants of Mary have kept overnight vigil with the terminally ill in their homes, a ministry of such abundant charity that families caring full time for a loved one can't
Getting emergency supplies and aid into the Haiti region most impacted by the Aug. 14 earthquake will prove a major logistical challenge, said two missionary nuns who work in Haiti.
"There were some scary situations before (the earthquake), however, nothing like the last
When Theresa Buck was still in high school at Mount de Sales Academy in the Baltimore suburb of Catonsville, she took a standardized assessment test meant to give some indication of the kind of career that would best suit her talents, personality