Living Our Profound Humanity in a Digital Age
When OpenAI released ChatGPT to the general public in November 2022, I was reluctant to be drawn into the hype. In fact, it was several years before I asked ChatGPT…
Social justice seeks to challenge systemic injustices, promote equity, and create a more just and inclusive society.
Disability is not Inability
From 6th to 15th March, our screens bring us once more the Paralympic Games. As I watch these games I am reminded of this phrase so often spoken when I…
Called to Vigilance, Commitment to Prevention
It was early in 2024, just a year since I had begun a new ministry in collaboration with LifeWay Network in New York City, accompanying women survivors of human trafficking.…
Creating Safe Spaces: A Mission Responsibility
I must be honest: I was the first to complain when a funding agency insisted that we put safeguarding policies and procedures in place in our ministry in Kulaman with…
Building Bridges in a Divided World
As we look across the globe, we are continually reminded of the things that divide us and the power that can be wielded by individuals to enlarge the chasm between…
Sr. Merced Paje, RNDM (fourth from the left flag), joined the Trillion Peso March Rally with the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Group from Quezon City, Philippines.
The Flood Control Scandal: A Nation Confronts Its Corruption
Corruption in the Philippines is not new. In recent months, however, it has dominated the news, memes, and social media posts. Nationwide Trillion Peso Marches have been organized by Churches…
Standing on the Edge
Another year has arrived, and we continue to look in hope for change. We always pray that the New Year will bring us to another stage of transformation—yet as one…
Learning to be Human
Our earliest ancestors learned by observation how to survive and thrive across the vast landscape of our evolving planet. So close were their ties to the land and the plants…
The Quinnipiac River looking west into the Quinnipiac River Gorge, South Meriden, CT. Photographer: Arthur Dutra IV.
Bridging the Past: Pathways to Healing
I had not heard of the Quinnipiac and Hammonasset peoples before they were spoken of in acknowledgment during my orientation to retreat at Mercy by the Sea.1 Once heard, however,…
The Taste of Things: Diversity
It is 6:30 in the morning. No time for a weekend sleep in. I am on my way to a historic flag-raising ceremony! Two friends and I are walking to…
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