Nearly all religious orders and communities offer ways for you to participate in their life and ministry. Communities welcome your support as a way of connecting with the wider church, and they have a lot to offer. Sometimes called “the best kept secret in the church” these communities are resources that can enrich the spiritual…

You’re starting right. You’re asking questions. Ask LOTS of questions from heart and head. Take the time to listen for answers. Be willing to be surprised. For some, the answer to the first question below becomes clear and sufficient. For others, many questions – and much time – are needed to hear the answers. Ask…

Religious sisters and brothers are eccentrics.  I’m not referring to our being rather dated curiosities (though we often do attract attention).  I’m speaking of how, since the early centuries of the church, individuals have been drawn to the edge, to be eccentric, from the Greek èkkentros, out of the center.  This movement has often been as a protest…