Posted on: 15 May 2019
As I told you yesterday, we had a papal audience today and it was truly wonderful. We were all in for breakfast as soon as the dining room opened at 6am and we left afterwards in a fleet of taxis for St Peter's where we queued up with other pilgrims to go through security for Mass under the window of the Holy Spirit which also shows the chairs of St Peter.
Read morePosted on: 14 May 2019
Prof. Donna Orsuto spoke to the Plenary on the topic of "Sowers of Prophetic Hope: The Call to Interreligious Dialogue." She spoke of 5 practical ways to do this:
Read morePosted on: 13 May 2019
Today has been another very full day which again began with a beautiful prayer in Spanish based on our senses and the need to use them in our inter religious dialogue.
Read morePosted on: 12 May 2019
Our theme today was living interculturally and we began with a beautiful prayer when first of all we were all asked to remove our shoes because we were walking on holy ground. With barefoot open hearts we listened to the words of the prophet Isaiah 43:18-20.
Read morePosted on: 11 May 2019
"Signs give us clues, call our attention and point us to something that goes beyond themselves. They are concrete, they are temporary, and they must be correctly interpreted and decoded. Now, for all these reasons, signs are fragile and limited…
Read morePosted on: 10 May 2019
I promised to share a few reflections on the talks we are hearing at the UISG plenary sessions. On Monday afternoon we had our first presentation from Sr Teresa Maya on the subject of a vision for the future of Religious Life.
Read morePosted on: 09 May 2019
There were two talks given today at the Plenary that focused on the care of the planet.The first talk is titled "Sowers of Prophetic Hope for the Planet. The Responsibilities of Religious Life: A Biblical Perspective."
Read morePosted on: 08 May 2019
My prayer this morning took me back to the opening prayer of the conference which reminded us that as women religious we are called to go out to the whole world because like the women before the empty tomb we are called to give hope to the world.
Read morePosted on: 07 May 2019
I wish all of you could be here to celebrate this wonderful experience of being part of the universal church. We are about 900 Leaders from many countries and cultures and speak in many languages but in the Risen Lord we are one body, one church.
Read morePosted on: 06 May 2019
The time for words is over, so forgive the ones I am using here! We need a new way of witnessing that will manifest our values, that will be more intelligible and accessible for our time. Gospel news needs to be told in art, symbol and gesture.
Read morePosted on: 05 May 2019
Greetings again from a sunny but cold and windy Rome. I have just come back from Mass at the local church. There are five to choose from on a Sunday as there seems to be no shortage of priests. Sr Brenda, a Sister of Nazareth, just arrived and I am waiting to meet up with some of the others.
Read morePosted on: 04 May 2019
Sister Maureen is currently in Rome, Italy attending the XXI Plenary of the International Union of Superiors General which will be held for 6 – 10 May. The theme is "Sowers of Prophetic Hope". Around 850 Superiors General from 80 different countries will participate.
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