NCR Columns

Our differences will make the difference in our future: Benedict's second principle is crucial for nourishing a better tomorrow

Our differences will make the difference in our future

From Where I Stand  April 8, 2021 NCR. This is the second article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

Fixing everything: First, let God be God, Benedict of Norcia's first rule of humility

"Follow the Money" lantern float by Felix Slater, Russian Brooklyn Connection at Basel Fasnacht Carnival, Switzerland, March 5, 2017

From Where I Stand  January 30, 2019 NCR. Here is the first of Joan's columns on Humility published by NRConline.

Introduction to New Series on Humility

Radical Spirit, 12 Ways to Live a Free and Radical Life

“How about if we spend some time talking about humility?” writes Tom Roberts, executive editor of NCR in his introduction to a new series by Joan Chittister that will appear on alternating

How to Save Western Civilization — Again

How to Save Western Civilization — Again

From Where I Stand 01/16/2019 NCR.

Trump destabilizes the presidency and the nation's soul

President Donald Trump is seen at the White House in Washington Aug. 14, 2017.

From Where I Stand, 01.02.2019 NCR.

COP24: It's Not About Resources Anymore; It's About Moral Maturity

A woman watches an exhibition inside the venue of the U.N. climate change conference, or COP24, Dec. 8 in Katowice, Poland.

From Where I Stand 12/13/2018 NCR.

For Real Change, We Must Get at Four Roots Deeper Than Church Structures

For real change, we must get at four roots deeper than church structures

From Where I Stand 09/20/2018 NCR.

For where you stand, stand up

For where you stand, stand up

From Where I Stand 09/05/2018 NCR. 

And a little child shall lead them

Young people are leading the way on guns.

Young people are leading the way against US gun violence. From Where I Stand 3/19/2018 NCR.

Francis invites change, but we are the change

Pope Francis greets the faithful before celebrating Mass at the Church of St. Gelasius in Rome Feb. 25.

From Where I Stand, March 10, 2018, NCR.

Sr. Joan calls for formal censure of President Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on immigration with a bipartisan group of House and Senate members at the White House Jan. 9. U.N. officials said Jan. 12 that Trump's reported use Jan. 11 of an expletive to describe Haiti and other countries could "potentially damage and disrupt the lives of many people."

From Where I Stand, 1/18/2018.