Sarah Bradley
The Road We Must Take

“Whether we are in a maze of reactions in Jerusalem or the harrowing journey of Exodus, the truth is, we can’t come to liberation alone.”

The Road We Must Take
Community Generated, Surprise We're Soulmates
Brittany Koteles
Being each other's keys: Reflections from the ...

It turns out, seriously exploring this way of life is a threat to the life one already has…which, of course, is the whole point."

Sarah Jane Bradley was one of the residents of the Nuns & Nones pilot residency. Her reflections are the inaugural blog post of our #surpriseweresoulmates storytelling campaign, highlighting the many instances of alchemy when our communities combine.

Being each other's keys: Reflections from the Pilot Residency
Community Generated
Adam Horowitz
What's a Nice Jewish Boy Doing in a Convent?

From Adam Horowitz, Nuns & Nones organizer: “A long-form personal essay that chronicles the beginnings of Nuns & Nones, the unlikely path that led me to live at a convent in California, and some of the insights and future possibilities emerging along the way. Whether you’ve never met a nun or are one, I hope that there’s something in this story that speaks to you!”

What's a Nice Jewish Boy Doing in a Convent?
Press
Katie Gordon
'Nuns and Nones': An energizing and hopeful ...

Tom Roberts, editor at large for National Catholic Reporter, writes on where he finds hope in the Nuns & Nones movement.

'Nuns and Nones': An energizing and hopeful story
Press
Katie Gordon
Nuns and Nones: A modern religious community

In Part 2 of this series, Global Sisters Report explores the parallels between the unlikely community of women religious and millennial "nones" and their potential for a meaningful collaboration. While the decline in numbers at institutional congregations may be a discouraging trend to some, the union of these two groups may answer who could inherit the charisms that animate religious life today. 

Nuns and Nones: A modern religious community

Press

How an alliance between Millennials and religious sisters has changed outlooks

How an alliance between Millennials and religious sisters has changed outlooks

Sarah McKinney Gibson of Encore.org, which created the Generation to Generation (Gen2Gen) campaign, wrote this article for the Christian Science Monitor.

Nuns and Nones: A modern religious community

Nuns and Nones: A modern religious community

In Part 2 of this series, Global Sisters Report explores the parallels between the unlikely community of women religious and millennial "nones" and their potential for a meaningful collaboration. While the decline in numbers at institutional congregations may be a discouraging trend to some, the union of these two groups may answer who could inherit the charisms that animate religious life today. 

Nuns and Nones: Unlikely partners tackle the big questions

Nuns and Nones: Unlikely partners tackle the big questions

In Part 1 of this series, Global Sisters Report focuses on the coming together of experienced Catholic sisters and young people identifying as "nones" — shorthand for the box they check next to religion. Women religious and millennials seeking meaning have become partners through a shared passion for social justice issues, community life, and their devotion to a greater purpose. These two groups have found that they are "more alike than not."