Sisters of the Living Word Apply Catholic Teachings to Social Justice

By Steve Bynum
Sister Chioma Ahanihu is a therapist at Catholic Charities of the Chicago Archdiocese and she’s a nun with the Sisters of the Living Word order, based in Arlington Heights.
Sister Chioma Ahanihu is a therapist at Catholic Charities of the Chicago Archdiocese and she’s a nun with the Sisters of the Living Word order, based in Arlington Heights. Sisters of the Living Word
Sister Chioma Ahanihu is a therapist at Catholic Charities of the Chicago Archdiocese and she’s a nun with the Sisters of the Living Word order, based in Arlington Heights.
Sister Chioma Ahanihu is a therapist at Catholic Charities of the Chicago Archdiocese and she’s a nun with the Sisters of the Living Word order, based in Arlington Heights. Sisters of the Living Word

Sisters of the Living Word Apply Catholic Teachings to Social Justice

By Steve Bynum
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The second Vatican council in 1965 resulted in a number of changes to how Catholicism was practiced worldwide, among them a decision that it was time for a “renewal of religious life.” The Arlington Heights-based order Sisters of the Living Word took that decision to heart by involving themselves in social issues, or “ministries” as they call them, such as immigrant and racial justice and homelessness. Jerome talks to them about how Catholic beliefs inform their social mission.