Fiona Basile is a freelance writer and photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. She has worked in media and communications, both within Australia and internationally, for 20-plus years and is currently a regular contributor to the Melbourne Archdiocese's news platform, Melbourne Catholic — she provides written, photographic and video content. She is also the author of a children's book, Shhh ... God is in the Silence, published by Loyola Press in the United States, and is a regular contributor to Loyola Press' spirituality outreach work: www.ignatianspirituality.com.

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Deported from Philippines, Sr. Patricia Fox stays in solidarity over the distance

More than three years after Our Lady of Sion Sr. Patricia Fox was forced to leave the Philippines after ministering for 28 years among poor agricultural workers, she admits she is still adjusting to life in Australia.