Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Review for Religious ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Religious Life and Holiness in the Digital Age](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/religious-life-and-holiness-in-the-digital-age/) - In this essay, Fr. Nicholas Sheehy, LC reflects on how religious life can survive and even thrive in the digital age when it stays grounded in prayer and a strong interior life, noting that the real danger is not technology itself but how easily it disrupts silence, attention, and a sense of identity when it - [Religious Life as an Antidote to Toxic Polarization](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/religious-life-as-an-antidote-to-toxic-polarization/) - In this essay, Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM argues that Catholic religious life offers a practical antidote to toxic polarization, highlighting how community life, diverse charisms, and collaboration foster unity amid difference. Drawing on personal experience, he presents religious communities as imperfect but hopeful models of coexistence in a divided society. Click here to download a - [Guidelines for Pastoral Relationships in Ministry](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/guidelines-for-pastoral-relationships-in-ministry-2/) - ×Br. Ignatius Perkins, OP and Fr. James M. Sullivan, OP Bro. Ignatius Perkins, OP serves as the Coordinator of the Safeguarding Program for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, is Professor of Nursing and Director of the St. Martin De Porres, OP Center for Health and Human Dignity at the School of Nursing and Health - [Mental Health Affects Us All – Even Religious](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/mental-health-affects-us-all/) - In this essay, Br. Fred Cabras, OFM Cap., explores mental health challenges that can surface in religious life, along with the ways community and ministry can both strain and support those who struggle. He highlights common issues such as anxiety and burnout and offers practical means for seeking support and maintaining well-being. Click here to - [Synod Interim Reports Released](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/synod-interim-reports-released/) - The Synod has published the interim reports of its Study Groups, marking a key moment in the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality. These documents reflect ongoing work by ten thematic groups and several commissions, all engaged in listening, discernment, and dialogue grounded in the synodal process. Although a number of reports touch on - [AI in the Classroom](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/ai-in-the-classroom/) - In this essay, two brothers teaching in a religious-sponsored school examine how the rapid rise of generative AI has reshaped classroom practice, challenged students’ learning habits, and prompted new guidance from the Church, especially in light of Antiqua et Nova. For further reading on this issue, please see Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM’s essay on AI - [2025 CMSM National Assembly Presidential Address](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/2025-cmsm-national-assembly-presidential-address/) - Review for Religious is pleased to publish a copy of the Very Rev. Jeffrey S. Kirch, C.PP.S.’s Presidential Address to the 2025 Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In this final address as president, Fr. Kirch reflects on the Assembly theme Rejoice in Hope: Solidarity and Fraternity. He invites leaders to embrace - [AI and Religious Life: Three Considerations for a New Era](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/ai-and-religious-life-three-considersations-for-a-new-era/) - In this essay, Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM examines the impact of new artificial intelligence (AI) technology is having on religious life. He offers three suggestions for religious who are interested in engaging with this new technology and invites further conversation on the topic. Click here to download a copy of the essay. ×Fr. Aaron Wessman, - [Armida Barelli: Channel of Education and Consecration](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/armida-barelli-channel-of-education-and-consecration/) - In this article, Susan Larkin—member of the Secular Institute of Missionaries of the Kingship of Christ and president of the United States Conference of Secular Institutes— examines the life of Armida Barelli (1882-1952) and her role in the religious and social development of Italian women in the early 20th century, as well as the changes - [August 13, 2025: Link Roundup](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/august-13-2025-link-roundup/) - August 13, 2025 Here’s a roundup of a few of the latest links on religious life: UISG has published its latest Bulletin, which features an overview of the 2025 Plenary and features a table of contents of talks given on religious life. UISG and USG announced a joint commission on formation and held their first - [The Bishop of Rome: Key Points for Religious Communities](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/the-bishop-of-rome-key-points-for-religious-communitites/) - In 2024, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity published a study document on the role of the bishop of Rome, focused on ecumenical relations. In this article, Nathan Smith highlights several points from the document relevant to religious communities. Click here to download a copy of the essay. ×Nathan Smith Nathan Smith is the Director - [Pilgrims of Hope on the Path of Peace: Virtual Encounter of Prayer for All Members of Consecrated Life in the United States](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/pilgrims-of-hope-on-the-path-of-peace/) - Review for Religious is pleased to share this video of the virtual encounter of all religious on World Day for Consecrated Life. A collaborative effort of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, United States Associated of Consecrated Virgins, and United States Conference - [2024 CMSM National Assembly Presidential Address](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/2024-cmsm-national-assembly-presidential-address/) - Review for Religious is pleased to publish a copy of the Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS’s Presidential Address to the 2024 Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In his address, Fr. Kirch reflects on the changing realities that religious life faces today, addressing challenges such as diminishing numbers, aging populations, and excessive - [2023 National Assembly Presidential Address](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/2023-national-assembly-presidential-address/) - Review for Religious is pleased to publish a copy of the Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS’s Presidential Address to the 2023 Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In his address, Fr. Kirch contextualizes some of the major issues male religious are facing today, hones in on charism as a resource for dealing with those - [Benedictine Community Turns to Virtual Discernment](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/benedictine-community-turns-to-virtual-discernment/) - The challenges of COVID-19 have forced religious communities to adapt their vocational process. Like the Dutch Trappists of Koningshoeven , a community of Benedictine women in Arkansas has largely moved their vocation and discernment process online. The director of vocations, Sr. Judith Timmerman, holds online discernment retreats, and communicates with interested women via WhatsApp, Facebook, - [Navigating Polarization as Leaders: A Resource List](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/navigating-polarization-as-leaders-a-resource-list/) - In this essay, Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM provides a list of resources he has found especially useful in his research on polarization, contextualizing their content and where they may be especially helpful. Click here to download a copy of the essay. ×Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM, publishes on topics CloseFr. Aaron Wessman, - [Two Essential Functional Features of Spiritual Direction](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/two-essential-functional-features-of-spiritual-direction/) - Spiritual direction training rarely attends to functional or practical features of the ministry. In this article, Fr. Kenneth Davis, OFM Conv. addresses two prominent functional features directors should attend to: the physical environment of the spiritual direction encounter and the use of files or documentation. Click here to download a copy of the essay. ×Fr. - [Religious Brothers Day 2023](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/religious-brothers-day-2023/) - Celebrate the 7th Annual Religious Brothers Day with an online gathering on May 1, 2023 at 2pm ET. The Virtual Religious Brothers Day has been planned by the new co-chairs: Brother Andrew Kosmowski, SM, and Brother J.D. Macioce, FSC. Religious Brothers Day has its roots in the Brothers Think Tank and the involvement of several - [Jane de Chantal and Léonie Aviat: Women of Gentle Strength](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/jane-de-chantal-and-leonie-aviat-women-of-gentle-strength/) - In this article, Sr. Susan Louise Eder, OSFS explores the unlikely backstories that gave rise to two unique representations of Salesian spirituality. St. Jane Frances Frémyot de Chantal and St. Léonie Aviat, she argues, both represent in their personal stories the gentle strength at the center of the charism passed down from St. Francis de - [Evaluation of Spiritual Directors](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/evaluation-of-spiritual-directors/) - Fr. Kenneth G. Davis, OFM Conv., discusses an evaluative question for spiritual directors: how do I know that I am doing what I think I am doing as a spiritual director? Suggesting that ongoing, formal evaluation is a helpful tool for spiritual directors to use, he offers a matrix of terms to define the director/directee - [Retirement: A New Version of the Identity Crisis?](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/retirement-a-new-version-of-the-identity-crisis/) - This article makes the case for an elder identity crisis for religious associated with retirement. Heeding the call to an inner journey, religious typically deal with three movements of recognition: pervasiveness of egocentrism, inaccurate self-knowledge, and factors limiting one’s inner freedom. In asking the Holy Spirt to be guide and healer, the person is able - [RIP: Br. Seán Sammon, FMS](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/rip-br-sean-sammon-fms/) - Br. Seán Sammon, FMS died Friday, September 9, 2022, at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. He was 74 years old and 56 years a Marist. A full summary of his life - including the details for his funeral mass - is available in his obituary from the Marist Brothers, which can be found - [July 8, 2022: Link Roundup - Public Associations of the Faithful](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/july-8-2022-link-roundup-public-associations-of-the-faithful/) - July 8, 2022 Over the past two years, Pope Francis has examined the way that the associations of the faithful operate, creating new regulations to help govern the associations. The new regulations will provide additional oversight to the associations aimed at helping them grow in a responsible manner. One of the significant changes to the - [May 24, 2022: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/may-24-2022-religious-life-news/) - May 24, 2022 On Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Pope Francis promulgated a rescript which grants the Congregation for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL) the authority to allow non-clerics to serve as general or major superiors of mixed congregations. The rescript concerns, in part, canon 588, §2, which reads: "That institute is called - [May 10, 2022: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/may-10-2022-religious-life-news/) - May 10, 2022 It is assembly season for the conferences of religious, with many of the English-speaking conferences having already announced the date of their annual assemblies. In the United States, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious' assembly will be August 9-12 in St. Louis, MO, on the theme of "Mystical Wisdom: Following the Spirit's - [Review of St. Dymphna's Playbook: A Catholic Guide to Finding Mental and Emotional Well-Being ](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/review-of-st-dymphnas-playbook/) - By Tommy Tighe. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2021. Pp. 224; $17.95. ×Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston. She moved to Dallas in 1999 to begin studies at the University of Dallas where she completed a BA in Political Philosophy with a Business - [Motu Proprio "Competentias quasdam decernere"](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/motu-proprio-competentias-quasdam-decernere/) - On February 15th, 2022, Pope Francis issued the motu proprio "Competentias quasdam decernere" (full text here), which contained a number of important changes to canon law. Nearly all of these changes have a decentralizing focus, often by transferring rights or responsibilities previously held by the Holy See to bishops or major superiors. Pope Francis writes that these - [Review of Millennial Nuns: Reflections on Living a Spiritual Life in a World of Social Media](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/review-of-millennial-nuns-reflections-on-living-a-spiritual-life-in-a-world-of-social-media/) - By the Daughters of St. Paul. New York, NY: Tiller Press, 2021. Pp. 240; $19.99. ×Sr. Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Franciscan School of Theology. She completed her doctorate in historical theology at Saint Louis University in 2006. After teaching at Saint Louis University and - [World Day for Consecrated Life 2022](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/world-day-for-consecrated-life-2022/) - On February 2, Pope Francis celebrated the the 26th World Day for Consecrated Life on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Preaching on the Gospel passage of the day (Lk 2:22-40), Pope Francis asked religious to consider three questions: What moves us? What do our eyes see? Who do we take in our - [CICLSAL Updates: Synodal Participation and World Day for Consecrated Life](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/ciclsal-updates-synodal-participation-and-world-day-for-consecrated-life/) - On January 17th, 2022, CICLSAL and the Synod of Bishops released a joint letter outlining how consecrated religious can participate in the synodal process. Signed by both Card. Braz de Aviz, prefect of CICLSAL, and Card. Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, the letter indicates it is a response to "some requests about your [religious] - [January 14, 2022: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/january-14-2022-religious-life-news/) - January 14, 2022 Sr. Catherine, an English Benedictine nun who goes by the online handle "DigitalNun," recently shared that she was close to death. Reflecting on the diagnosis and how to handle her final days, she writes: [A monk and a fellow nun] confirmed my opinion that Catholicism can be a hard religion to live - [Lessons from the Pandemic, Wisdom for the Synod](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/lessons-from-the-pandemic-wisdom-for-the-synod/) - Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM reflects on an unexpected lesson from the pandemic: the gift of true and open listening that his community stumbled upon while quarantining during the first waves of the pandemic. Reflecting on that experience, he asks what lessons it might hold for others thinking about how to enact synodality. Click here to - [Synodality and the Eucharistic Congress: Who Needs to be at the Table? Whom Might I Bring?](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/synodality-and-the-eucharistic-congress/) - In this essay, Br. Patrick Sean Moffett, CFC reflects on the recent plans from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for a Eucharistic Congress, asking whether there is an opportunity for synodality and the Congress to synthesize in an unexpected way. Click here to download a copy of this essay. ×Br. Patrick Sean Moffett, - [Advent 2021 - Biblical Bookshelf, Part 1](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/advent-2021-biblical-bookshelf-part-1/) - Review for Religious is pleased to offer a new essay format: group book reviews on a single topic. We select topics which may be of interest to religious but are not specifically about religious life. For our inaugural bookshelf, biblical scholar Sr. Joan Cook, SC reviews a broad sampling of recent books on biblical studies. - [Advent 2021 - Biblical Bookshelf, Part 2](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/advent-2021-biblical-bookshelf-part-2/) - Review for Religious is pleased to offer a new essay format: group book reviews on a single topic. We select topics which may be of interest to religious but are not specifically about religious life. For our inaugural bookshelf, biblical scholar Sr. Joan Cook, SC reviews a broad sampling of recent books on biblical studies. - [November 19, 2021: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/november-19-2021-religious-life-news/) - November 19, 2021 - Here's a roundup of some recent news on religious life. The revelations about the mistreatment of Native Americans at Catholic boarding schools has prompted both outrage as well as introspection. "Taking Responsibility," an initiative of Fordham University, will hold a special session on Jesuit involvement in boarding schools, "Jesuits and Boarding - [November 5, 2021: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/november-5-2021-religious-life-news/) - November 5, 2021 - Here's a roundup of some recent news on religious life. Commonweal's latest issue features nine stories on religious communities today. Some of these - like the community of Sant'Egidio - are largely lay movements with a strong communal element. Other stories, however, like those on the Norbertine monks of Santa Maria - [Continuing Formation for Safeguarding](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/continuing-formation-for-safeguarding/) - This essay, revised from a talk presented at the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Safeguarding Workshop on October 25, 2021, explores the need for continuing formation in safeguarding. It encourages a renewed embrace of the vocation of consecrated life, a commitment to creating safe communities free from harassment and abuse, a focus on uncomfortable - [October 29, 2021: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/october-29-2021-religious-life-news/) - October 29, 2021 - Here's a roundup of some recent news on religious life. First, two articles on religious life news in Africa: The Spiritans, founded in France in 1679 and first engaged in missionary work in African in 1799, have elected Fr. Alain Mayama, CSSp as their superior general. A native of Congo, Fr. - [Teaching Faith, Science, and Reason](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/teaching-faith-science-and-reason/) - Br. Sam Amos, FMS examines the meaning of science in the life of his high school students, arguing that their very interest in science and respect for its authority is an opportunity for theology teachers and ministers. The questions science and technology raise in the 21st century require answers that go beyond the empirical; science - [October 15, 2021: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/october-15-2021-religious-life-news/) - October 15, 2021 - Here's a roundup of some recent news on religious life. Two pieces of synod news. First, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of women religious for the synodal process during an audience with the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret. Among other things, he said: You consecrated women are an - [Digging Into American Jesuit Slaveholding, Digging Into the Exercises](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/digging-into-american-jesuit-slaveholding-digging-into-the-exercises/) - In this essay, Br. Ken Homan, SJ reflects on the history of American Jesuit slaveholding in light of his charism. Turning to Ignatius of Loyola’s teaching on sin in the Spiritual Exercises, he examines several deflections that can come up in response to this structural sin. Urging a deeper reflection on the depth of the - [October 7, 2021: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/october-7-2021-religious-life-news/) - October 7, 2021 - Here's a roundup of some recent news on religious life. The International Theological Commission, which has a long history of important religious theologians contributing to its efforts (the inaugural council in 1969, for instance, included Henri de Lubac, SJ, Yves Congar, OP, Karl Rahner, SJ, and Bernard Lonergan, SJ). Recently, four - [Dominican Preaching in Living for the Other Side](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/dominican-preaching-in-living-for-the-other-side/) - The Hillbilly Thomists released their second studio album in January 2021. In this review, Sr. Mary Ruth O’Brien, OP, explores the album through the lens of the Dominican charism of preaching. She argues it weaves together St. Dominic’s emphases on joy and penance, a depiction of the violence of the world as a possible occasion for - [Co-Creation: Personal and Communal Agency in Charting the Future of Religious Life](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/co-creation-personal-and-communal-agency-in-charting-the-future-of-religious-life/) - The Mosaic exhortation choose life (Deut 30:19) affirms the agency of each person in the evolution of being. We are individually and collectively invited to become protagonists as well as collaborators in charting our futures. A knowing God, a reflective me, and dialogic others, become engaged in the dynamics of becoming. This essay (accompanied by - [Religious Congregations Going Green with Laudato Si'](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/religious-congregations-going-green-laudato-si/) - Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato Si' and the Laudato Si' Action Platform have encouraged many religious congregations to either start or continue to seriously engage with how to care for our common home. Several congregations of women religious have undertaken projects of varying complexity to enact the teaching of Laudato Si'. The Adrian Dominicans have a - [Links: Junípero Serra Controversy Continues](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/junipero-serra-controversy-continues-links/) - St. Junípero Serra, OFM continues to be controversial. A Franciscan missionary to California in the 18th century, he was responsible for setting up a series of missions across a span of California, ranging from modern-day San Diego to San Francisco. Canonized by Pope Francis in 2015, he was long-respected and admired for his missionary zeal - [Sept. 10, 2021: Religious Life News](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/9-10-21-link-roundup/) - September 10, 2021: Here's a roundup of some recent news on religious life: Addressing the Claretians, who are in Rome for their General Chapter, Pope Francis encouraged them to contemplate and remain intimate with the Lord for their mission to be fruitful Jesuit Br. Michael Wooters swam nearly eight miles to raise money for the - [Nourishing Cross-Vocational Relationships: GIVEN Forum 2021](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/nourishing-cross-vocational-relationships-given-forum-2021/) - Lindsey Weishar reflects on her experience at the GIVEN Institute’s Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum. She appreciatively notices the GIVEN Forum’s emphasis on the universal call to love, but also excavates the power, possibilities, and tensions of relationships across various states of life. Click here to download a copy of this essay. ×Lindsey Weishar Lindsey Weishar holds - [Card. Grech Releases Letter to Monastic and Contemplative Communities](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/card-grech-releases-letter-to-monastic-and-contemplative-communities/) - Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, released a letter to monastic and contemplative communities on August 28, 2021, urging them to pray for the Synod of Bishops. Card. Grech focused on three words - listening, conversion, and communion - as closely tied to contemplative life and essential for the success of the synod. - [Review of Saint Dominic’s Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/review-saint-dominics-way-of-life/) - By Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP and Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, OP. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2021. Pp. 130; $15.95. Available from Our Sunday Visitor. ×Fr. James-Peter Trares, OP Fr. James-Peter Trares, OP is a priest of the Province of St. Albert the Great, USA. He is currently pursuing the STL in Spirituality at the Pontifical - [In Memoriam: +Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/in-memoriam-fr-joseph-koterski-sj/) - Review for Religious mourns the sudden loss of editorial board member and guest editor of our first special issue, Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ. He died unexpectedly on August 9th, 2021. Fr. Koterski was a well-noted intellectual, teaching and writing on Aristotle, natural law, and medieval philosophy, among other topics. He served as editor of International Philosophy Quarterly, on - [The Mystery of Call](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/the-mystery-of-call/) - This talk, originally given as a plenary address at the Religious Brothers Conference on July 13th, 2021, has been revised into essay form. In it, Br. Jack Henn, GHM reflects on his 45 years as a religious brother, sharing some of his joys, struggles, and hope for the future of religious brothers. Click here to - [Link Roundup: Sisters and Social Justice](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/link-roundup-sisters-and-social-justice/) - Sisters around the world have long been at the forefront of social justice work. Here's a link roundup on some of their recent efforts: Talitha Kum, a network led by sisters via UISG, launched a new anti-trafficking campaign called "Care Against Trafficking" which aims to dismantle the structures which lead to human trafficking. They describe - [Rebel Hearts Review](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/rebel-hearts-review/) - Pedro Kos’s recent documentary on the IHM nuns of southern California, Rebel Hearts, deftly utilizes binaries to examine the congregation as it discerned how to deal with the tumult of the 1960s, Vatican II, and significant conflicts with their local cardinal-bishop. In this review, Bethany J. Welch, PhD reflects on Kos’s filmmaking, his use of - [Link Roundup: Interculturality in Religious Life](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/link-roundup-interculturality-in-religious-life/) - Interculturality was recently featured during a webinar by the Union of International Superior Generals in Rome. During the talk, Sr. Patricia Murray, IBVM, the Executive Secretary of UISG spoke at length on the difficulties and opportunities interculturality presents. She noted that interculturality impacts nearly every part of a congregation, even in ways that seem minor, - [Knowing Your Aspirants](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/knowing-your-aspirants/) - What are some tested practices and questions a vocation promoter might use when speaking with people who are interested in religious life? In this essay, Br. Tom Kearney, CFC reflects on his years of experience as a vocation promoter and shares some of his best practices for ensuring that vocation promoters use their best human - [Recent Nun/Sister Vocation Stories](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/recent-nun-vocation-stories/) - Here's a roundup of four vocation stories, three on contemplative nuns and one from a sister in an apostolic order. First, Sr. Mary Joseph of the Trinity, OCD, died on June 6th, 2021. Before entering the monastery, she was Ann Russell Miller, a wealthy and well-connected San Francisco socialite. One of her sons, Mark Miller, - [RfR Online in Your Inbox!](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/uncategorized/rfr-online-in-your-inbox/) - Interested in getting summaries and links to our latest news roundups and essays? The Review for Religious Online publishes content several times per week. Sign up below and we’ll email our posts to you, usually once per month, for an easy-to-scroll summary: Join Our Contact List! - [New Penal Canons Promulgated](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/new-penal-canons-promulgated/) - On June 1, 2021, Pope Francis promulgated the revised Book VI of the 1983 Code of Canon Law with the Apostolic Constitution "Pascite gregem Dei." The text of "Pascite" is currently not available in English, but see here for the Latin from the Vatican; L'Osservatore Romano has both the Latin text of "Pascite" and the - [Synodality: Link Roundup](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/synodality-link-roundup/) - In February, Sr. Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ was appointed undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops. The subsequent media attention on Sr. Becquart, as well as her own interest in promoting the concept of synodality, has led to a spate of articles and thinking about the problems and possibilities synodality possesses. But even prior to Sr. Becquart's - [Preview the New Journal: Cardinal Czerny Article](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/uncategorized/journalpreview-cardinal-czerny-article/) - Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, undersecretary for the dicastery for integral human development, has authored an invited essay for the inaugural issue of Review for Religious journal, which will be released in mid-June. His article is being made available online for non-subscribers. It is extremely rare to launch a journal these days, but the leadership of - [Ignatian Year Starts](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/ignatian-year-starts/) - On May 20, 2021, the Jesuits kicked off a worldwide "Ignatian Year" to mark the 500th anniversary of Ignatius of Loyola's conversion. May 20 is the traditional date given as when Ignatius was struck by a cannonball during a fight at Pamplona, an event which set him on the course for his conversion: Up to - [Three Themes from Fratelli Tutti for Religious Life](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/three-themes-ft-religious-life/) - Fratelli Tutti is not addressed explicitly to religious. Nevertheless, its rich teachings have many applications to consecrated life. In this essay, Fr. Richard Gula, PSS offers three insights into the way Fratelli Tutti can inform a healthy community life. Click here to download a copy of this essay. ×Rev. Richard M. Gula, PSS Richard M. Gula, - [Link Roundup: Sister Nurses and Doctors](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/link-roundup-sister-nurses-and-doctors/) - May 6-12 was Catholic Nurses week. Although nursing is now largely done by the laity, orders like the Sisters of Mercy continue to operate many healthcare facilities, engaging in healthcare ranging from "scrub nurses and doctors to CEOs, CFOs, and trustees in hospitals and health system." Here's a link roundup to a few stories on - [Francis Releases "Antiquum Ministerium"](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/francis-releases-antiquum-ministerium/) - On May 11, Pope Francis released an Apostolic Letter motu proprio titled "Antiquum Ministerium." The letter establishes the lay ministry of catechist, through a rite to be determined by the Congregation of Divine Worship. The letter begins by reflecting on a New Testament theology of charism, focused especially on 1 Cor 12, where Paul discusses - [The Consecrated Life In the Light of Dante's Sun: On the Occasion of Pope Francis's Candor Lucis Aeternae](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/consecrated-life-dantes-sun/) - Dante is not often thought of as a source that can speak to religious life. Yet, Pope Francis has recommended him to become better known in his recent letter Candor Lucis Aeternae, published on the 25th anniversary of Vita Consecrata. In this essay, Fr. Stephen Pepper, CSC draws a number of parallels between Dante’s masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, and - [Stat Crux](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/stat-crux/) - This painting of the Crucifixion of Jesus anachronistically layers a Carthusian monk in front of the cross, meant to emphasize the order's devotion to the suffering and death of Jesus, as their very motto attests: stat crux dum volivitur orbis (steady the cross in a changing world). It is likely that this panel was intended for - [Fratelli Tutti: To see what really matters](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/essays/fratellitutti-czerny/) - Fratelli Tutti: To see what really matters Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Address to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men January 21, 2021 This was a talk given the men and women religious during a webinar sponsored by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men - [New Religious Saint To Be Canonized](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/new-religious-saint-canonized/) - Vatican News reported that Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to proceed with the canonization of a new religious saint and decrees about the causes of a number of other religious. The Congregation will soon canonize Margaret of Città del Castello, a third order Dominican (~1287-1320). According to a biography - [Pope Francis's Message for World Day for Vocations](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/pope-franciss-message-for-world-day-for-vocations/) - On March 19th, the Feast of St. Joseph, Pope Francis released his message for World Day of Vocations." This year, Francis focused on St. Joseph in his announcement: Saint Joseph is an extraordinary figure, yet at the same time one “so close to our own human experience”. He did not do astonishing things, he had - [Harry Dorsey, SSJ, African-American Religious](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/harry-dorsey-ssj-african-american-religious/) - On April 20th, a Minnesota jury convicted former police officer Derrick Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd. The Hennepin County Courthouse, barricaded in downtown Minneapolis, had gathered a crowd of protestors, who erupted into cheers when the verdict was read. Seven miles away at the University of St. Thomas, Dorsey Way, named for Josephite - [The Vatican Observatory's New Website](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/the-vatican-observatorys-new-website/) - The Vatican Observatory, long run by the Jesuits, has recently complete a redesign of their website. 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La Tour represents Peter as an - [CICLSAL Letter on 25th Anniversary of Vita Consecrata](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/12583/) - Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of of Apostolic Living (CICLSAL) issued a letter today, March 25th, 2021, commemorating the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II's apostolic exhortation Vita Consecrata. Recalling the vitality and originality of the document (something Card. Michael Czerny, SJ also commented - [CICLSAL Letter on World Day for Consecrated Life](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/ciclsal-letter-on-world-day-for-consecrated-life/) - The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL) released a letter on January 18th, 2021 in honor of the upcoming World Day for Consecrated Life on February 2nd, 2021. 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An annual event sponsored by the Communicators for Women Religious since 2019, it is a week that "shines a light on the spirituality, mission, and community building of women religious." This year, many of the congregations involved used the attention to focus on food insecurity. Here's a roundup - [Sr. Becquart Named Undersecretary to Synod of Bishops](https://www.reviewforreligious.com/in-news/sr-becquart-named-undersecretary-to-synod-of-bishops/) - Sr. Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, a French Xaviere sister, was named undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops on February 6, 2021. She is the first women to serve in such a role for the Synod of Bishops and the first woman to have a vote at the Synod of Bishops. 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