Global Sisters Report, a nonprofit project by National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company, provides news stories on a variety of topics that affect Sisters around the world and the people they serve. You can find articles related to the news, religious life, social justice, the environment, and much more. Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, is a contributor….
I sometimes joke that I want to start a cooking blog where, instead of telling the same formulaic stories about “my grandmother used to make this cake,” or “my family discovered this stew on vacation,” I situate my recipes in dramatic fantasies and thrillers. Who wouldn’t want to try the cake I made for my…
Sr. Kristin Peters, FSPA, will be walking around Lake Mendota October 1-5 in solidarity with local environmental and Native groups to contest a northern Wisconsin pipeline. Read about her planned walk and ways you can join from wherever you are. Prayer resources are also available at the link.
Near the house where I lived as a child, there was a massive oak we called the Firefly Tree. It stood solitary in the middle of a tobacco field, and every summer attracted apocalyptic numbers of fireflies. Even from a distance, the whole tree glowed and pulsed like a disco party. Decades later, and hundreds…
Episode 72 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More “We have to understand the environment and appreciate it, both aesthetically and scientifically –as well as historically. And so it means taking all of the modalities of exploration and understanding that God has given us and bringing those together.”…
Episode 71 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More “There’s always a freedom, though, that I feel… even if I was totally wrong about everything, I have full faith that Christ and God still love me and are still there.” -Molly Burhans IN THIS EPISODE This episode of…
At my new home in Chicago, I can visit the shore of Lake Michigan, and I like to go there to pray. From my spot on a concrete slab, all that is visible to me that is “natural” is water and sky. Everything else — the concrete, the fence, the shoreline — has been constructed…
It was a bright June day when I heard a sister lament. The sister: she is named for light; we call her Lucy. At a community meeting, she stood at a podium and spoke into a microphone, her voice full of passion and frustration. She gave a State of the Union speech of sorts, yet…
Last fall, I heard a story on the radio that caused me to have all sorts of physical reactions. It was the end of a busy day of ministry, and I was cooking dinner for the sisters I live with, a group of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. I was casually listening to the evening news while…
A wise priest once helped me understand what Spirit means. Spirit, he said, is all that relates beyond boundaries. Our Spirits can transcend time, place and bodily nature to relate to our God, the Great Source. Jesus said His Spirit would be with us always. At times, it seems as if the spirits of those…
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