Tracey Horan

Nov 29, 2024 | globalsistersreport.org | Tracey Horan |Joachim Pham

It's a good question. As I reflected on what kept me going during those years, I found that the image of Thanksgiving gatherings actually provided an apt metaphor. Though my experience of Thanksgiving over the years has varied in location and cast of characters, it has always been about collectivity. A motley crew brings what they have and what they can offer to the table. We spend time together, long hours of chatting and eating, commiserating and celebrating. The dishes and roles vary.

Apr 17, 2024 | ncronline.org | Rhina Guidos |Tracey Horan

The bishop leading the U.S. Catholic Church's response on migration issues said that both major political parties are inflaming anti-immigrant sentiment in the country. "Both parties [are] becoming anti-immigration," said El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, speaking April 11 at a conference at the Catholic University of America. "[We] can't just say 'Catholics are Democrats,' or 'Catholics are Republicans' on the immigration issue," said the prelate, chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee.

Feb 16, 2024 | globalsistersreport.org | Tracey Horan

Editor's note: Global Sisters Report launches a new series, "Welcoming the Stranger," which takes a closer look at women religious working with immigrants and migrants. The series will feature sisters and organizations networking to better serve those crossing borders, global migration trends and the topic of immigration in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

Oct 20, 2023 | ncronline.org | Tracey Horan

I remember exactly where I was when I learned that Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected as the 266th pope. I was running on a treadmill in the basement of a building on our motherhouse campus at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. It was during my year as a volunteer at the White Violet Center, our congregation's organic farm. I was just dipping my toes into serious discernment about religious life.

Oct 20, 2023 | globalsistersreport.org | Tracey Horan

Members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops start a working session in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 18. The synod on synodality runs through Oct. 29. (CNS/Lola Gomez)  I remember exactly where I was when I learned that Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected as the 266th pope. I was running on a treadmill in the basement of a building on our motherhouse campus at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.