Compassion is a long, loving look at what is real. In this Year of Mercy, deemed as such by Pope Francis, Sister Cynthia Bauer points out that compassion is integral to mercy. “Mercy invites circles of compassion, which goes deeper than mercy,” Sister says. “That’s...
For the past week, news sources have been abuzz about Pope Francis’s announcement to create a commission to study women deacons. It’s an initiative worthy of talk, but there’s more to the story. Sister Lorelle Elcock, OP, Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, was...
On Thursday May 12, Pope Francis announced he will create a commission to study the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons in the Catholic Church. He said this in the presence of 900 leaders of the world’s congregations of Catholic women religious,...
Tonight we enter the Sacred Triduum, the Christian high holy days that draw us into the mystery of our salvation. By commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we are invited to remember who we are, and to whom we belong, because we forget. It’s...
Remember the municipal employee—Kim Davis—who refused to issue marriage licenses because of her rejection of same-sex applicants? The one who announced that Pope Francis had told her to “stay strong,” even as she went to jail for her beliefs? A Vatican spokesman...
