The workshop "Neighboring the Dear Neighbor," planned and sponsored by Sr. Christine Schenk's own Congregation of St. Joseph in Cleveland, brought together groups serving migrants to share how anyone can help.
For Catholic health care, the answer is not to walk away, but rather to walk alongside patients, families and caregivers in the hardest moments of life.
Despite the powerful charisms bestowed upon many women, "it is no secret that women leaders face significant obstacles in exercising their God-given gifts within the church," Christine Schenk writes.
"Living within this limitless love can only bring joy — and inevitably justice. It is what our nation needs today," writes Christine Schenk. Let us embrace Gospel nonviolence, and as the pope suggests, work to change unjust structures.
A recent Vatican document on marriage revives troubling assumptions about Africa and polygamy. Sr. Leonida Katunge asks: Why is Africa once again being defined without Africa at the table?
Scripture for Life: Jesus' baptism reminds us that he was one of us. He revealed that we humans must allow ourselves to be fragile, seeking and willing to change course when love calls for it.
Scripture for Life: The feast of the Epiphany reminds us that the good news is for everyone of every age. Its proclamation can bring great joy or cause terrible consternation, depending on what each person or society values.
How can I ignore Christ himself being born this Christmas as a tiny helpless babe when I turn a deaf ear to his whimper in the cry of the poor and the Earth's weakening plight?
Scripture for Life: Family and community are webs of relationships in which we call forth one another's humanity. More than that, family and community exhibit what it means to be in the image and likeness of our Trinitarian God.
