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The Church in Myanmar, Dominican Month of Peace
December 8, 2022
The Catholic Church in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are around 750,000 Catholics in Burma – approximately 1% of the total population. The country is divided into sixteen dioceses including three archdioceses. Catholicism has never been easy in […]
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Arise Little Girl, Talitha Koum — Preaching Against Human Slavery
June 30, 2021
In a world where women and girls still live in slavery. “Talitha Koum” – “Arise little girl” – are such meaningful words. These are the words that bring life to women today. They are words that help women move out slavery. Talitha Koum is the name of an international network of consecrated women and men, […]
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Reflective Voting Guide: Creating Communion at the Intersection of Racism, Migration & Climate Crisis
September 17, 2020
On virtually every question of human life and dignity the growing culture of exclusion in our nation reinforces and propels cleavages that are highly destructive to all the goals that lie in the center of Catholic social teaching. For this reason, many faith-filled Catholics believe that in this election cycle the most compelling issue that […]
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Feast Day of St Catherine of Siena – April 29, 2020
April 29, 2020
For seventeen years I lived in St. Catherine’s Monastery in Langeac, France. A beautiful statue of St. Catherine of Siena was perched above my place in the choir on my righthand side. When I raised my hands at the Our Father, I would imagine that St. Catherine would take my hand and, through the wonderful […]
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A Good Friday WORD with Sandra Delgado OP
April 10, 2020
In the Hispanic world and some other cultures, Jesus on the cross is very bloody. His suffering is very obvious from the blood running from the crown of thorns on his head to the blood running down his legs and his bloody feet. Jesus is clearly a suffering Jesus. In the western world the image […]
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National Vocation Discernment Retreat for Hispanic Women
December 28, 2018
Deep Encounter: Listening with an Open Heart A National Vocation Discernment Retreat for Hispanic Women There will be a national vocation discernment retreat in San Antonio, Texas for Hispanic Catholic women Mar. 7 – 10, 2019. This event is sponsored by the National Catholic Sisters Project through a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, […]
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Best part of being a Catholic sister? Interview with Sr. Orlanda Leyba, OP
August 19, 2018
In this #Nunday video, Sister Orlanda Leyba, OP, opens up about her favorite part of being a Catholic sister. Friends: you are welcome to share this video.
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. Louisa Mogdis, OP
July 13, 2018
I was born in Muskegon Heights, Michigan on March 20, 1928 to Louis and Gazelle (Regel) Mogdis. There were seven children in our family, four boys and three girls, I am the second youngest. My school years were at Edgewood Elementary School in Muskegon through grade 5, Sacred Heart School grades 6-9 and St. Mary’s […]