This article originally appeared in the Winter 2022-2023 OutWORD I still remember the day I came to interview with the Sisters of the Living Word in 2017. I was surprised at how beautiful the grounds were—I think I must have taken hundreds of pictures of the plants and flowers over the years. There was a …

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“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (Jn 10:10) If you have watched any of the episodes of the amazing production of The Chosen, every move of Jesus is to heal, to set free, to open the heart to care, to love unconditionally those that seem unlovable.  The portrayal of Jesus …

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Reprinted from the Clarion Herald by Christine Bordelon Nancy Pumilia fondly remembers the Sisters of Christian Charity teaching her as a student at St. Henry School in Uptown New Orleans. When the same nuns, now the Sisters of the Living Word, formed lay associates to help their charism flourish, the 86-year-old jumped at the chance.  “I …

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CELEBRATING THE SACRED TRIDUUM The most sacred days of the year! “During the Sacred Triduum — the days of Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday — the strangest thing will occur. Millions of Christians throughout the world will gather to honor the humiliation, torture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In a global culture that usually celebrates …

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