Sister Marian gets an "A"
Sr. Elizabeth and I give Sr. Marian an A for community-building – with her CHM sisters and her hometown friends in Erie....
Read MoreThe Youngest Nun: Life Transformed
Having never witnessed such an event, I wasn’t about to miss it. For two hours I watched intently as the chrysalis continuously changed ever so slightly, getting closer and closer to the anticipated...
Read MoreWhat hasn't changed in 100 years?
The photographs above were taken 100 years apart. So very much has changed in that time. What I know that has not changed is the devotion of consecrated lives focused on prayer, service and community....
Read MoreMother Teresa of the Latinos
Sister Molly is the Angel of the Field bringing with her the Word of God and changing the battered faces of migrant farmers into faces of hope and encouragement....
Read MoreHoly Communicator!
Standing at a a podium in front of overr 100 nuns I was just a tad bit nervous. I was their newly hired, non-catholic communications director and my start date was a month away....
Read MoreA Selfie with Sister Pat
Currently we are in the 5th month of YCO and the 2nd week of NWHM which is also officially NCSW. Did you get all that?...
Read MoreLenten Prayer Power
As the Season of Lent draws near, retired Sisters of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary living at Humility of Mary Center in Davenport prepare to celebrate in a variety of ways....
Read MoreEveryone is "The Exception"
Sister Nancy says it is difficult to face the very real pain that some of our guests at Humility of Mary Shelter deal with on a daily basis. For her, it can help to put it in the words of a poem....
Read MoreChristmas Awesomeness
During the holiday season there is a whole other level of Christmas awesomeness at the Humility of Mary Center....
Read MoreThe Youngest Nun: Fire and Light
A strong parallel in my family history and my community history is the story of a fire...
Read MoreSocial Media for the Greater Good
Working in communications for and with women religious is different than in any other arena. Sisters can be very humble about tooting their own horn!...
Read MoreCHMs on the Bus!
On the first Nuns on the Bus tour, CHM Sisters Jeanie and Elaine Hagedorn became the Des Moines contacts and personal assistants of Sister Simone Campbell and a true friendship was born...
Read MoreAn Invisible Cloak of Love
Her restorative justice work began in 1987 when she was asked if she would visit a teenager, Christine, who had recently begun serving a life prison sentence...
Read MoreThe Youngest Nun: Super Sweet Grape Tomatoes
Sister Lynn Mousel reflects on living in community in her fith post in our series - The Youngest Nun...
Read MoreIt's not Oz, It's Iowa
Working for the Sisters of Humility provides blessings I would never have found in the corporate world. That they pray for me is awesome. Another favorite is the Prairie Retreat...
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