LCWR earthquake snaps tensions present since Vatican II

It is almost instinctively that one reaches, when attempting to explain what is going on today in the Catholic church, for metaphors out of the natural world—storms, earthquakes, seismic shifts—to get at the magnitude of events. We search for the terms that explain...

Holy Cross Sisters elect new leadership team

The Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross, Merrill, Wisconsin, have announced a new Leadership Team that will take office on June 17, 2012. The team, identified through a congregational discernment process and confirmed in elections on April 1, includes Sister Pat...

FSPA, affiliates and prayer partners release book

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are pleased to announce the release of a new book intended to enrich readers’ Eucharistic Adoration with reflections based on Saints Francis and Clare. Published by Franciscan Media, formerly St. Anthony Messenger Press,...