Zita Ballinger Fletcher is a journalist and the author of more than 10 fiction and nonfiction books. She writes on military history, genealogy and international affairs and has written articles for many publications including World War II History magazine, America's 1st Freedom magazine and the Gloucestershire Family History Society Journal (U.K.). She is fluent in German and has reported extensively on Germany's Catholic Church for Catholic News Service.
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In Iceland, composer and Polish Carmelite sisters turn saints' poetry into music
A community of 12 Polish Carmelite sisters in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland, opened 2020 with big goals in sight: This year, they will release two CDs created with the help of distinguished Icelandic composer and pianist Jónas Sen.
Q & A with Sister M. Celestina, teaching catechesis via Skype in Iceland
There are currently 14,500 registered Catholics in Iceland, just about 4% of the country's total population, and only an estimated 2,000 who are native Icelanders, but, of course, there are sisters here.
Sister mentors provide faith formation for 120 women at leadership event
The June 12-16 forum by the Given Institute brought together diverse people with the common goal of empowering young women to invest their talents in leading initiatives in the Catholic Church. The participants, ranging from ages 21 to 30, developed individual mission plans as they worked together with a group of 25 laywomen mentors and 50 religious sisters.