During my visit to Annecy, France, I was given the unusual privilege of visiting the cloistered community of the Sisters of the Visitation. There was something both challenging and beautiful about witnessing women who had placed their entire lives in God’s hands...

Participating in two recent events broadened my view of the future of religious life in our country and our world. Meeting young people who are willing to be witnesses to the Gospel in the world today renewed my call to live as a religious and gives me hope in the future...