As the conversation about ill and aging members of women's religious communities continues worldwide, a monthly information exchange between Catholic sisters in Nairobi and Mexico City is making a tremendous difference.
Soul Seeing: My mother reads the prophet Joel after dark. She's had a bad fall and worse scare. Joel suddenly makes sense. Her kingdom is collapsing; her children at the gates.
Book Reviews: A chock-full of wisdom memoir that encourages women as they age, a heartwrenching read about a woman and her absent mother and an inspiring story of a mother's will to survive.
Eco Catholic: Nail salons seem to be everywhere. Why do humans enjoy ornamentation of their nails? Why are there so many colors? Are all those chemicals really useful?
Every Sunday afternoon, I volunteer at a nursing home with members of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Washington, D.C. Once a month we have Mass there. It’s a ragtag affair, a comedy of errors, and this is why I love it.
