Our Blog
Uncategorized
Together, We Can Feed Everyone
The Nuns on the Bus & Friends spent an informative and inspiring morning in Las Vegas at Three Square Food Bank, the only food distribution center in southern Nevada. The scope and scale of this operation is incredible, equating a $14.1 million economic impact last year! Staff and volunteers are committed to eliminating the suffering…
Sweet Encounters in Phoenix
A community event at an ice cream shop, La Flor de Michoacan in Phoenix, followed our intense morning with the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales. Yes, it was 3 p.m. and 100°, and we couldn’t wait to enjoy the ice cream. But the stop was about much more than a sweet treat. Laura, the owner,…
A Pilgrimage of the Heart to Nogales, Arizona
We arose early—along with the rising sun—to greet the day before us! This morning’s site visit, which was followed by a press conference at Nasir Karam Park, was a reverent pilgrimage, a sacred journey in which the Nuns on the Bus & Friends spent time with those who minister at the border in Nogales, Arizona,…
Circle Resource Center Shares the Joy of the Gospel
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Nuns on the Bus and Friends left Milwaukee and arrived in Chicago as part of NETWORK’s nonpartisan, nationwide “Vote Our Future” tour. We are calling on Catholics and all people of good will to protect the freedoms that promote a future of flourishing for all of us. Vote Our Future…
Nuns on the Bus: A History!
Whether I’m talking to a congressional staff-person, an Advocates Team member, or one of NETWORK’s coalition partners, when I say, “Nuns on the Bus,” their faces light up in a smile. NETWORK’s iconic campaign that involves Catholic Sisters riding a large, wrapped tour bus over the course of many days across many states, captures the…
The Nuns on the Bus & Friends Tour Launches!
“This year, it is important to be reminded that nothing is inevitable, that we actually have to “Vote Our Future.” And as Pope Francis reminds us, ‘The only future worth building includes everyone.” We have taken all of this to heart in creating our 2024 bus tour, and we have decided to have a mix of…