Over the last year we heard a resounding theme in the messages and phone calls that we received- many of us have experienced a difficult time maintaining a deep sense of closeness and community without being able to see other people. We have missed, and even longed for, the simplest of conversations and connection opportunities …

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Lent is a time for a renewal of heart!  As we pray in psalm 51, “Create in me a new heart, O God.”  What does this mean?  For each of us it means conversion, returning to God’s ways. There is always some aspect in our lives in which we are not living fully as God …

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The 2021 SLW Ministry Grant Applications are now open! Click here to download the 2021 Grant Brochure Click here to download the Grant Application You can also read more about the Grant details below. We, the Sisters of the Living Word, are a community of 46 women religious founded in 1975 and headquartered in Arlington …

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January 11th is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. This document created by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange shares more on human trafficking, a structured prayer calendar, and information on the National Human Trafficking Hotline (888-373-7888). On Saturday, January 23, 2021 a play, The True Cost: Stories of Human Trafficking, will be held from 3:00pm-5:00pm. …

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The SLW Congregational Leadership stands in solidarity with LCWR in this statement issued in light of the events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and lawlessness yesterday in our nation’s capital. We are deeply …

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