Are We Listening to the Nuns Now?

Pay attention to the wisdom and witness of the Catholic sisters who approach our political context from a contemplative stance.

At the annual conference of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Catholic sisters led a prayer pilgrimage in Atlanta in August 2025. / Annmarie Sanders, IHM

IN 1969, I was in second grade at St. Ignatius Catholic School. First grade was a breeze. I loved Sr. Linda. She wore a modified habit and brought a guitar to class. Second grade was more difficult. We had to prepare for my first confession and first Communion by memorizing the catechism answers. Then we were tested to prove that we understood what we were getting into (as much as a 7-year-old can grasp sin, repentance, forgiveness, and transubstantiation).

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