Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS, is a former teacher and librarian whose writings have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. In 2015, Press 53 published her first book of poetry entitled she: robed and wordless, as well as her second, Writing the Stars, on October 4, 2024. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2017 and in 2020.
Pro-life values demand that we protect all human beings from the moment of creation until death. That protection includes preborn babies, those who are sick or disabled, and the elderly. But we also have a responsibility to protect those who have been taken from their homes and sold into human sex trafficking, which treats people like commodities while it abuses and enslaves them.
Date posted: 2026-03-13