Our 12th Chapter has elected a new General Responsible: lsr. Eugeniya-Kubwimana of Jesus, Rwandese and her councilors: lsr. Fiorella of Jesus, Italian lsr. Goneswary of Jesus, Sri Lankan lsr. Monika Greti of Jesus, Austrian lsr. Najiba of Jesus, Iraqi lsr. Pulkeria of Jesus, Tanzanian This choice reflects the beauty and challenge of our call to unity in diversity. They will […]
Since this morning, we are around the well. We aren’t alone… the Samaritan woman opened the way for us. It’s in her company that we too experience our thirst. And it is thus that our General Chapter has begun. We are together from the four corners of the world. During the Eucharist this morning, l.sr. Dolors-Francesca, our general responsible, called […]
Between their two years of theology studies, l.srs. Monika-Anna (from Slovakia) and Justyna-Sara (from Poland) worked for two and a half months in a laundry in Germany. Their accounts alternate here, like echoes, as they recount their unusual “vacation”: My first reaction to the Munich little sisters’ offer was to say no. I couldn’t imagine working in Germany without knowing […]
The end of life is approaching, it’s a reality I can’t escape. I’m trying to adapt to it…” Still bearing fruit when they are old” says the psalm. I hope so! I take advantage and enjoy everything life offers me day by day. I’ve never felt as happy as I do right now, despite my limitations. Why is that? I […]
What happens when women from different religious traditions meet up? It was after Mass one Sunday in April that a friend of ours told us with a smile that he and his wife were going to have a blind date that evening. We looked at him, puzzled. A blind date? Then he explained that they had subscribed to “My Ramadan,” […]
When my mother asked me: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I answered without a moment’s hesitation: “A Mom!” But then, after a moment’s reflection I asked : “But do you have to get married to be a mother?” My mother replied, “Yes, of course”. And I said, “But I want to marry a good-looking man.” […]
“Desire gives you the capacity”. What St Augustine says about desire captures what we experienced anew during the time we recently spent together. At the beginning of July, 22 brothers and sisters from the big Charles de Foucauld family met together in northern Italy. What a gift to spend a few days together to deepen our vocation. Our time was […]
