by Elia Cardenas, D.Min, Associate Director In the fragility of our times, Advent is a beautiful season of active hope: it is not simply about waiting with our arms crossed; rather, it involves moving and preparing ourselves for what it is to come with an open heart and willing hands. Preparing for the coming of the Lord is very similar to preparing for an important event. It requires perseverance and dedication to create a space where God can become incarnate and be born into our lives.  We...

by Angela Chioma Ogu, SSL Sisters of St. Louis It is six months since the beautiful experience of HOPE 2025 in Rome , organized by the Leadership Collaborative. The gathering, which brought together 300 sisters under 65 from different countries and congregations for 5 days, has remained memorable and fresh for me. Angela Chioma Ogu, SSL at HOPE 2025 Looking back at the learnings and wisdom drawn from the various conversations, I found myself resonating again with these facts: each one’s...

Join us as we begin to explore a question for our time: How might our global sisterhood witness wholeness in our fractured world?  This program, open to Catholic sisters under 65 years old, will explore how we, as women religious, understand wholeness in this season of our lives, what struggles we have experienced in our journeys to wholeness, and what practices restore us to wholeness. On December 16, we will feature a panel discussion with Katty Huanuco, CCVI and Tram Bui, OP. On December...