Nuns & Nones

What's a Nice Jewish Boy Doing in a Convent?

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!”

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."