Younger nuns envision a future much smaller, but still bright

This week I'm participating in a course at Boston College with Sandra Schneiders, IHM, entitled,
"Religious Life: A Vocation in and for the People of God." 

Last week Catholic sisters in their 20s, 30s, and 40s met across the country in Belmont California. The focus of that conference was "Mission and Ministry in the 21st  Century. Here is one of several news articles about the conference: Catholic San Francisco. 

And in Concordia, Kansas...very much the heartland of our country, during these two weeks, Sisters of St. Joseph from across the country have been gathering for a workshop/retreat titled "Bearers of the Tradition, Phase 3. These sisters are deepening their awareness of our mission and charism.

  

Just think about it, these events are happening from "sea to shining sea" and places in between. This has to be the Spirit alive in and among vowed women religious today.