There’s been some interesting articles about Catholics sisters and nuns in the news this week.

Black nun discusses her role in ‘60s rights movement by Chaz Muth for Catholic News Service (February 17, 2009)

As a black Catholic nun, Franciscan Sister Mary Antona Ebo risked her well-being to participate in the legendary 1965 civil rights protest in Selma, Ala. But she said her fears for her safety subsided upon her arrival, when a young black girl burst through the crowd and tossed her arms around her while noting she had never before seen a nun who shared her dark skin.

Be sure to check out the documentary film Sisters of Selma for more about Sister Mary Antona and other Catholic sisters who participated in the protest in Selma.

Sister Anne’s Hands (Picture Puffins) by Marybeth Lorbiecki (Author) and Wendy Popp (Illustrator) (Puffin Books, 2000)

This children’s book was recently mentioned by Pat McNamara of McNamara’s Blog: Musings of a Church Historian from Queens, New York. Publishers Weekly says, “An African American nun challenges the beliefs of her second-grade students in this thought-provoking picture book set in the 1960s.”