We draw our life-sap through the roots of our faith in Jesus Christ. Will the church realize its beginnings with greater understanding and become a protagonist and witness of women's liberation?
Book review: The trauma inflicted by the Magdalene laundries lasts to this day. And thanks to the monumentally unwise historical marriage between the Catholic Church and the Irish state, secrecy and denial still prevail.
Sisters of St. Agnes in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, have signed a conservation easement to protect land that is home to their motherhouse as well as forest, prairie, wetlands, farm fields, a cemetery, labyrinth and nature trails.