Hardships help woman grow into a 'good and faithful servant'
Conversations with Sr. Camille: Marie Colucci grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but found faith thanks to her grandmother.
Conversations with Sr. Camille
Every two weeks, Mercy Sr. Camille D'Arienzo interviews members of the Catholic church about how their faith has affected them. Young and old, religious and lay, man and woman: Sr. Camille talks to them all.
New York judge who works with mentally ill finds joy in family, music
Conversations with Sr. Camille: When a 24-year-old man committed suicide, Matthew D'Emic found comfort in the beauty of the funeral Mass.
Former Dominican Volunteer uses law degree to help low-income New Yorkers
Conversations with Sr. Camille: Karen Gargamelli has a dream: One day, laypeople and religious will come together to help those who need homes.
Summer at New York monastery changed life of Emmy-winning filmmaker
Conversations with Sr. Camille: Matthew Kells' summer at Mount Saviour Monastery taught him values he aspires to as a husband, a son and a father.
Pax Christi member finds seeds of transformation in the church
Conversations with Sr. Camille: Nancy Small, a peacemaker with Pax Christi, finds inspiration in both Civil Rights leaders and women religious.
Despite popularity, Jesuit priest, author puts religious life first
Conversations with Sr. Camille: Fr. Jim Martin, one of today's most popular Catholics, loves being a Jesuit, but still sees ways the church can improve.
Mercy sister finds joy in community thanks to Nigerian roots
When I entered a chapel in Laredo, Texas, one morning before dawn, I became conscious of another presence. Mary Oladimeji was deep in prayer.
Gospel passage inspires retiree to volunteer on both coasts
About 20 years ago, my students in the TV department of Brooklyn College invited the late Fr. Jim Harvey and Michael Moran as guests on a program on homelessness. Two memories stand out. Jim, who worked with street kids and prisoners, described his experience of spending a week living in Manhattan without money or identification. He begged so he could eat, and he slept in the underground network hidden from the eyes of those on the city streets and in office buildings. When I asked Jim what he learned, he answered: "Hunger really, really hurts."
Woman helps family, friends of murder victims gain control of their lives
I met Vilma Torres a dozen years ago in an arena of enormous sufferings. The Cherish Life Circle, which the Sisters of Mercy founded in Brooklyn in 1993 to oppose capital punishment, holds a separate, annual service for families of murder victims. When Vilma learned of this endeavor, she, on behalf of Safe Horizon, offered to help us. And she has every year since, providing indispensable assistance. We know her as a competent, caring provider of services to individuals suffering the greatest of losses in violent situations. Over these many years, I've never asked what drew her into this work. I think this conversation is long overdue.
Mathematician says love of teaching, social justice runs in the family
Camille: Jim, in the interest of full disclosure, I confess that your father, the late beloved Edward Stasheff, was my mentor at the University of Michigan. As he guided me through my master's and doctoral degrees, he noted with pride that you, his firstborn son, held two doctorates. He would proudly add that your dissertations were beyond his comprehension. What was that all about?
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May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Summer Listings
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