The Blogging Sisters page is a collection of blog reflections written by young women religious.
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September 12, 2018
Sister Cheryl Rose, HM, is a spiritual director and a retreat director and is in vocation ministry with her congregation, the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, in Villa Maria, Pennsylvania.
September 2, 2018
Transition is hard, but the camera can still capture our smiles. After the first three weeks, our life together is beginning to settle into a rhythm that is less overwhelming than when we first began. Here's a glimpse into the highlights of our journey so far!
August 31, 2018
What is happening to our Church?
Just when it seemed there could not possibly be one more report of clergy sexual abuse, there was.
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania grand jury released its report about the terrible abuse of hundreds of people. The report also highlighted the complicity of Church officials who routinely concealed the truth about clergy sexual predation, allowing the evil to continue.
August 27, 2018
The Collaborative Dominican Novitiate (CDN) is a joint effort by the sisters in the Dominican Order in the USA to provide its members in initial formation with an experience of the larger Dominican Family. Each year a new group of novices comes together to create its own unique experience of community with fresh spirit, abundant gifts, and eagerness to grow in the Dominican tradition.
August 27, 2018
Margaret Gonsalves is a Sister for Christian Community and feminist theologian active in the Ecclesia of Women in Asia and Indian Women Theologian's Forum. As founder of ANNNI Charitable Trust, she networks with nongovernmental organizations to run free residential programs in intensive spoken English, sustainable development skills, and workshops for the empowerment of indigenous girls and women.
August 21, 2018
Sister Emily Brabham, OSF, is a Sister of St. Francis of Clinton, Iowa and is the campus minister for social justice formation at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
August 8, 2018
A Nun's Life welcomes guest blogger Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB. She is member of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago.
July 16, 2018
One of the most memorable questions I've ever been asked in an interview came as a surprise. Having laid out the case for my application and credentials to the search committee, one of the interviewers turned to me and asked, "This is all well and good, but have you ever failed? Or has everything you've done been a success?"
July 14, 2018
Mystics & Prophets: Sister with... Sister for...: I was recently with a group of sisters reflecting on the gift of religious life as it is and it is unfolding among us. We had a rather w...
July 10, 2018
Guest blogger Sister Celia Ashton, OCD, is currently in formation as a Baltimore Carmelite nun. In this blog post, she talks about what her prayer life looks like and the joy that comes from living a contemplative life.
July 9, 2018
It is a matter of luck that I did not plan to leave Haiti one week later than I actually left for the summer. As you may be aware, during the past few days there have been protests and violence in Haiti, especially in Port-au-Prince. Normally I am not in Port-au-Prince although that is where I was exactly one week before the demonstrations began. On the first of July, I flew out from Port-au-Prince and due to flight delays arrived in the New Orleans airport early Monday morning (one week ago.) To the best of my knowledge, all of the people I know personally are safe and reality is that