I am no longer surprised at Gramick's resilience, her faith, her persistence, her endurance, her generosity, her capacity to absorb institutional assaults and remain hopeful. A prophetic talk in 1999 exemplified that.
The soap opera drama orchestrated by Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson against the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity has everything to do with Olson's heavy-handedness and cruel treatment of women religious. NCR editors hope the Vatican will stop his abusive power play.
GSR Today - Amid the news and controversy about the Los Angeles Dodgers and the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," GSR editor Gail DeGeorge sees a teaching moment to inform many about real Catholic sisters.
The case of Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik shows the immense structural and cultural change needed to deal with abuse in the church. Even more profound change is needed when it comes to abuse of women, both lay and religious.
I knew Sister Wendy through publishing U.S. editions of her books, yet I would not have considered her a "friend." But in the last three years of her life, we formed a remarkable, deep friendship in correspondence.
Friends in Solidarity, the U.S. partner to the ministry Solidarity with South Sudan, has announced the launch of a legacy fund thanks to a major gift from the Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters.
Book review: In a new poetry collection, Heather McHugh recalls old friends and nods at death as well as worries about its approach. She writes fun, punch-drunk poems laced with Catholic insights.
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration announced on July 31 a gift of $1.5 million to NCR’s endowment earmarked to support and amplify “integral ecological education and journalism reflecting the spirit of Laudato Si’.” The gift marks the establishment of the Laudato Si' Fund at NCR.
