The Life Panelists

The Life - Our sister panelists consider: When have you engaged with people whose life experiences are vastly different from your own, and how did these interactions transform your long-held ideas about life?

The Life - Sisters respond to the question: "How does your charism influence the ways in which you interact with others?"
 

The Life - Faith-based actions are crucial in addressing the climate crisis. Our sister panelists discuss how their communities have responded to Pope Francis' call for transformative stewardship of our ailing Earth.

The Life - The sisters explore how communities of religious women engage in traditions and practices that foster inclusivity, create space for others, and enhance communal and individual well-being.

The Life - Our sister panelists explore what it means to live an authentic life as a consecrated religious, and how that might attract others to the same vocation.

The Life - This month, we ask our panelists: "When we stop doing, we ask ourselves, who are we? When you are not working in your ministry, who are you?" 

The Life - This month, we ask our panelists: What has been the Holy Saturday of your life? When have you experienced the in-betweenness of Holy Saturday? What empty tombs have you been sitting by? 

The Life - Many women at the synod noted that clericalism continues to "scar the face of the Church." This month, we ask our panelists: What is the spiritual conversion needed in order for healing to take place?

The Life - Panelists respond to this question: What darkness do you long for God's light to fill in the coming year?

The Life: In the last installment of The Life for 2023, Global Sisters Report asked panelists: Is it possible to have a world where peace exists everywhere? And if so, what would it take to make it happen?

The Life - In their first installment, new The Life panelists describe the anticipation, hope and darkness that accompany the season of Advent. 

The Life: For the final question to the current panel of Catholic sisters, Global Sisters Report asked: How has the synodal process affected you, your parish, or your community? What hopes do you have for the synod?

The Life - This month, the sister panelists share personal experiences of faith as they reflect on this question: What is a piece of wisdom that you received in religious life that continues to sustain you today?

The Life - Panelists reflect on the struggles, doubts and experiences that shaped the certainty of their calling. 

The Life - Our sister panelists reflect on the question: What are you learning/have you learned from the people with whom you minister? Their responses highlight the importance of humility, trust and faith.

The Life: July 30 is the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity.

The Life - Sister panelists reflected on the following question, and their responses were personal, poetic and moving: What is your favorite time/place to pray? How has your prayer "evolved" in your lifetime?

The Life - Our sister panelists delved deep this month as they pondered this question: How has my image of God or Jesus changed throughout my spiritual life?

The Life - In honor of Earth Day on April 22, our sister panelists share what they and their congregations are doing in response to the climate crisis.

The Life – Darkness and despair can overjoy the hope, love and beauty that God creates, sisters say.