Sr. Bernadette M. Reis, fsp holds a Bachelors Degree in Spanish and English Literature and has spent several years researching various women’s issues. She recently moved to Rome where she carries out her congregation’s communications ministry at her community’s multi-media, international book center near the Vatican.

	February 8th, 2012 What a Tablecloth Taught Me About Relationships The night before I traveled to my brother’s wedding I was putting the finishing touches on his wedding gift: a hand-crocheted tablecloth. After four years ...
	December 23rd, 2011 The Women in Jesus’ Family Tree A closer look at how several women break the pattern of male ancestors in the Gospel's account of Jesus' genealogy A defining Gospel passage during Advent is the genealogy text from Matthew's Gospel (1:1-17). At first glance, these verses simply appear to be ...
	October 6th, 2011 Is Forgiveness (Only) Divine? Do you have trouble forgiving? Well, I hope I don’t shatter anyone’s image of nuns, but I do, too. Some of the sayings connected with forgiveness ...
	July 11th, 2010 Game Change Donna Freitas' novel This Gorgeous Game looks at priestly sex abuse through the eyes of a teenage girl Donna Freitas is best known for her provocative nonfiction book Sex and the Soul, which was based on scores of interviews she conducted with college-age ...
	March 31st, 2010 I Thirst A Good Friday Reflection Though Good Friday is the most solemn day on the liturgical calendar, for much of my early life it was difficult for me to connect ...
	January 20th, 2010 Pro-Life or Pro-Active? On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a nun reflects on the abortion debate This past January 22 was the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the legalization of abortion in the United States. There aren't very many ...
	July 29th, 2008 Sex & the City & Sister Bernadette A nun tries to discover what it is about SATC that women find so appealing? To be honest, I was never a fan of Sex and the City when it was on television so I really had no interest in seeing it when it ...
	March 19th, 2008 A Different Kind of Priesthood Holy Thursday and the washing of the feet Holy Thursday begins what has been traditionally called the Sacred Triduum in Holy Week. It is the time in the Church's calendar in which we liturgically commemorate the Passion, ...
	February 13th, 2008 Another V-day, Another Drama Rather than condemning The Vagina Monologues the Church should be listening to what it is telling us "The split between the Gospel and culture is without a doubt the drama of our time," wrote Pope Paul VI in 1975. Occasionally I am reminded of this "drama" ...
	October 25th, 2007 Between Two Worlds Earnest but off-key, Bella preaches to the choir Metanoia films' mission statement "to make films that matter and have the potential of making a meaningful difference in people's lives" is both lofty and laudable. To the ...