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The article discusses women in religious communities and how they bring faith to corporate futures, and mentions views of the Holy Family leadership team on the same.

The article reports on the plan of a group of male and female Catholic religious orders around the world to present Pope Francis a proposal that would provide women a larger role in the Synod of Bishops. According to a member of the Union of Superiors General's executive council, both the Union of Superiors General and the International Union of Superiors General are working together on the initiative.

The article discusses the gathering of religious women "Nuns and Nones" that was held at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California in May 2017 . Topics mention including participated by several congregations such as Good Shepherd, Holy Family and Dominican, identifying of strength in the community and high value of rituals.

The article informs that In the late 1960s, as the effects of the Second Vatican Council began to reverberate through the Catholic Church, Sr. Marie Augusta Neal of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur conducted a survey of American women religious in active ministry. It mentions that the survey data is data is now available for researchers around the world to analyze, as of November 2017.

The article focuses on the history of women religious. It refers to a comment by Christian leader Sally Witt that Sisters use a lot of internal words but it is so easy for outsiders to misunderstand even little things although they do not always mean the same every people. It is mentined that if outsiders are willing to know a distinct culture, it is possible for them.

The article discusses the event known as "Feminism and Faith in Union" which was held on January 21, 2018 at Union Park, New York. Topics mention including movement of men and women in celebrating the feminist activism and power of sacrament, Catholic reform organizations and women's desire to study Scriptures.

The author discusses the significance of metaphors and images that help women religious make meaning of the experience in this stage of the evolution of consecrated life. She says that metaphors helped her hope in the future when so much of the congregational energy was spent on coming to grips with letting go.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Women Resist Call For New Theology" in the November 8 to 21, 2013 issue, a cover story on gun control in the December 6 to 19, 2013 issue, and an analysis on the changes within the church and the world in the past 50 years in the December 6 to 19, 2013 issue.

In this article, the author focuses on her memoir titled "The Truth About Panties: And Other Revelations About Christianity, Singles and Sex" and religious identity of people. She states that life of people exist in many spaces at one time such as Christian, woman and feminist but they are not able to become model for any one of the identities. She mentions that she wants a faith that emphasizes god Jesus Christ's work for social justice, personal morality and self-improvement.

An essay on issues of women religious and church hierarchy is presented. The author cites the actions of the Vatican City toward the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the U.S. He shares his experience of Catholicism with good sisters and describes it as relational. He highlights the fading of institutional dimension of the church, represented by the hierarchy of priests.

In this article, the author discusses the experiences of women concerning their menstruation, maternity period, labor, childbirth and nursing. He discusses the changes of many experiences of girls and women based on his experience in raising his two daughters. He offers advices and tips how to show courage of imagination which include praying by using inclusive imagery and language, examining the images of God and using of feminine images when preaching.

The article reports on the full cooperation sought by Mother Mary Clare Millea, a superior general of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to the religious leaders in the U.S. Millea asks the religious leaders to fill out the questionnaire to be able to complete her three-year study on the U.S. women religious congregations. However, the congregation leaders have not fully shown their support by not answering the questionnaire.

The article reports that only few archdioceses and dioceses are willing to pay for the Vatican's visitation of U.S. women religious congregations in 2009. According to the journal's findings just two of 61 archdioceses and dioceses have said to support the visitation. It reveals that 22 of them responded to their inquiry, while only seven dioceses did. It adds that many have refused to comment and others have stated the difficult economy as a factor to the three-year visitation process.

Information about the 15th Asia-Oceania Meeting of Religious (AMOR) that was held in Samphran, Thailand from October 13-21, 2009 is presented. Topics include the need for prophetic witness, the connection between prayer lives and action and contemporary challenges of religious formation. The event featured speakers, including Sister Maria Lau and Indian theologian Assumption Sister Rekha M. Chennattu.

Information about the topics discussed during the Leadership Conference of Women Religious held in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 11 to 14, 2009 is presented. It featured a discussion about the future of the religious women's congregation as they face two Vatican investigations. It also stressed concerns on their apostolic missions and religious activities in various social ministries.

The article offers world news briefs related to social and religious issues. Pope Benedict XVI has prayed for Eunice Kennedy Shriver hoping that she will receive eternal reward for her ardent faith and generous public service. Catholic bishops of West Africa are urging English speaking countries to improve their economy to avoid youth migration. The bishops of Zambia has urged the government to stop persecuting journalists.

The article discusses the debate between the Vatican City and the U.S. sisters on women religious issues. It states that the dispute represented by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in the U.S. plays out in that healthy tensions between faithfulness to the living Gospel and to personal religious experience and the concomitant necessity for reliable body of wisdom.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the May 11-24, 2012 issues including the principle of the parishioners at the parish church of Amras, Austria, the Vatican City's investigation of religious women, and "Consolation rings hollow in unhealthy church."

The article reports that Barbara Marx Hubbard, educator, activist, and author will speak at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious of the U.S. in August 2012. It states that Hubbard is not a Catholic or part of any religious institution but she has faith in the future. It notes that Hubbard will tackle the deeper impulse of Christ in evolution and God in evolution.

The author reflects on the investigation of U.S. ministerial religious women in Vatican and says that Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Sandra Schneiders has informed the Vatican probe that their leadership is a sign of their loyalty to the spirit of renewal as mandated by the Second Vatican Council.

The article reports on the religious gathering of leaders of institutes of women at a national meeting in Garden Grove, California where they were encouraged to keep the scriptures as their indispensable companion to make better decisions.

The article reports that religious women in India have slammed the revised norms for several church laws dealing with grave sins issued by the Vatican on July 15, 2010.

The article reflects on the empowerment of religious women in Asia.

The author ponders on the initiative of religious women in the contemporary time of Christian movement. The author notes that the 21st century is the time of global sisterhood wherein women neglect their vocations and physical needs to bring comfort to the needy. The author also emphasizes that women have learned the sense of self-empowerment and strength from the powerless to pursue their mission.

The author reflects on the participation of women in Christian movement. He cites examples wherein women are seen to be active in religious activities which include an international gathering of women religious leaders in Rome and a dialogue between bishops and women in Minnesota. The author is confident that the reflection shown by women on prophecy and mysticism is a good signal in Christian movement. Views of the author on the case of Sister Margaret McBride on abortion are also mentioned.

The article offers the author's insights on the impact of Mary Daly on theological history. The author says that Daly lost her tenured position at a Catholic college for allegedly failing to offer equal service to her students, including her refusal to accept men in some of her classes. She argues that woman should thank Daly for being a role model for adulthood and psychological maturity and for questioning women's social circumstances and theological exclusions.

The author reflects on the empowerment for African women towards a larger role for laity that was discussed at the Synod of Bishops for Africa conference at the Vatican from October 4-25, 2009. The author assesses that this issue is the result of the kind of back-and-forth that disturbs the Vatican's meta-narrative. The author points out that the conversation has been perceived as an indication that the bishops have recognized women's role in the society and in the church as active members.

The article offers news briefs related to religious community in the U.S. in 2009. Barbara Lawler Thomas has become the first leader of religious women's community to take the title president instead of the traditional superior general of Sister of Charity of Nazareth . Monica Castillo Maggiano, director of Catholic Charities USA is one of 12 individuals nationwide selected as the inaugural class of American Expresss NGen Fellows. Paul Etienne has become the bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The article reports on the increased population of Catholics in South Korea in 2008. The Catholic Bishop's Conference of Korea has reported that as of the end of the year, local Catholics numbered 5,004,115 or 9.9% of the total population of 50,394,374, which represents a 130,000 increase from 2007. It revealed that the growth was due to laypeople's strong mission spirit, the Legion of Mary and Focolare. It also noted the increased population of priests, seminarians and religious females.