WOMEN RELIGIOUS: Cry out, sisters, cry out

by Joan Chittister, osb and Mary Lou Kownacki, osb Pax Christi USA Teachers of Peace Not too long ago, the world barely noticed nuns, and then only in some anonymous or stereotypical way. Now there is hardly an instance when the world does not notice them. The irony is palpable. When we looked like "nuns," … Continue reading WOMEN RELIGIOUS: Cry out, sisters, cry out

REFLECTION: I believe…

by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace The renewal of baptismal promises is a high point at the Easter liturgies we just celebrated. “Do you believe in…” the celebrant asks over and over and the congregation responds, “I do” to the tenets of the faith. Well, the church creed is one … Continue reading REFLECTION: I believe…