A Nun’s Life

justice, peace, care

A Persistent Peace

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

This is a powerful video … click play and check it out.
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I’m proud to say that Loyola Press, my place of ministry, is publishing A Persistent Peace, the newest book by John Dear, SJ. Father Dear is am amazing guy and has done so much to reach out to people, to work for nonviolence and peace, and […]

Nuns Go Green NBC

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

My IHM community is a member of Michigan Interfaith Power and Light. In 2007 we received an ENERGY STAR for Congregations award and so NBC affiliate WDIV did a story on us, highlighting some of the ways we “nuns go green!”
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A call for peace and an end to war and violence

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

On this 5th anniversary of the Iraq War … 

“How to Live a Peaceful Life” by John Dear, SJ
(click the link at end to read more)
 
FIRST – Become a contemplative of peace and nonviolence.
The only way to deepen in nonviolence is through prayer. We need to become contemplatives and mystics of peace, people who sit with the […]

Be reconciled …

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Statement Against Racism

 OSP IHM Immaculate Heart of Mary Oblate Sisters of Providence

“Living My Prayer” by Sister Helen Prejean

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Here is an essay from Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ. It was aired on the NPR segment, This I Believe, ”a national media project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values and beliefs that guide their daily lives.”
To listen to the Sister Helen’s essay, Living My Prayer, click here and then click on “Listen Now”.
Living My […]

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