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Somewhere in life, we find ourselves facing walls that will not move.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico

From Where I Stand     NCR    01/27/2022

It's all very ironic.

Joan Chittister’s latest column in the National Catholic Reporter addresses war, nonviolence, and forgiveness, in the wake of the recent pastoral letter from the Diocese of Santa

One of the Monastic Way Zoom discussions had almost 300 people participating in the discussion of the monthly publication with Benetvision staff members.

Sister Joan sends a warm “thank you” to all who donate to the Joan Chittister Fund for Prisoners.

Contemplation is not the practice of saying prayers.

One of Joan Chittister’s columns in the National Catholic Reporter deals with the issue of mercy, and what meaning it has for us today.

Sin, brokenness, as the Church has always said, can be a “happy fault,” an invitation to a new beginning.

A child plays with a balloon Nov. 13, 2016, in Douma, Syria. In previous years, sanctions by the United States denied industrial parts to Syria and crippled its airline industry. (CNS/Reuters/Bassam Khabieh)

From Where I Stand       NCR       1/6/2022

The spiritual scorecards of the last month are, at best, distressing.

God of light
and God of mystery,
give us the faith to see you
in the grey dimness
of this time.

Marian hymns, the four major seasonal anthems to Mary of Nazareth—Mother of Jesus, Mother of the Church—end the Divine Office at Vespers every day of the year.

It was not what I expected to have happen at a White House Conference in Washington, D.C. on the relationship of the faith community to race relations in the United States.

Grace-filled Moments with Sr.