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Sister Barbara Ann Zeller (formerly Sister Dorothy Jean)
Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live…Built of hopes and dreams and visions Rock of faith and vault of grace… All Are Welcome! All Are Welcome! All are welcome in this place! As I reflect upon Sister Barbara Ann Zeller and the way in which she lived her life, these words which are taken from the song All Are Welcome seem so appropriate for her, said Sister Danielle Sullivan in her commentary for...
Photos from our 2023 90’s Celebration!
...Ann Stoiber (right) and her guest, Sister Andre Panepinto. Sister Joyce Brophy (left) and her guest, Sister Ann Sullivan. Sister Grace Marie Meehan (right) and her guest, Sister Lawrence Ann Liston. Sister Marian Brady (right) and her guest, Sister Marilyn Baker. Sister Rosemary Rafter (right) and her guest, Sister Rose Ann Eaton. Sister Dorothy Gartland (right) with Sister Mary Lou Ruck. Sister Mildred Giesler (right) and her guest, Judy Houghton. Sister Rose Virginia Eichman (right) and her guest, Sister Marilyn...
The Philosophy of Fair Trade
...challenge facing the world” with poverty and economic justice following at 44 percent. However, with fair trade, everyone benefits. If you regularly shop at grocery stores, check out the produce aisles by looking for the fair trade label on items such as avocados, bananas, chocolate/cocoa, coffee, and tea. Fair trade is not limited to agricultural products. You should think about fair trade every time you shop. “Visibility of Fairtrade products has increased since 2021 for nearly all major product categories...
Witness
...the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each of you, so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” A ‘Teachable’ Moment I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation, to all...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...
WVC adds ‘Real Organic Project’ certification
...protect the integrity of the organic label. Organic farming has always been based on “feed the soil, not the plant.” Young plants inside the greenhouse. Real organic farming relies on the microbial activity of the soil to slowly release nutrients to the plant. In recent years, many organic farmers have grown distraught over USDA decisions that have negated this fundamental truth, even though growing in soil is original to the USDA Organic standards. Further, rules have been overlooked regarding the...
Everything is Connected – Our Consumption
...plastic particles themselves and the chemicals used in their manufacture. What Needs to Change? We need to move beyond consume-and-throwaway systems toward circular approaches that work within ecological limits. This means reusing, recycling and sharing materials and products. Governments must do more to make companies accountable for the impacts of their activities and supply chains. They also need to help consumers make sustainable choices, for example, through targeted taxation and requirements for clearer labeling on goods. Households and firms should...
June 2, 2024: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
...union of King David’s great-grandparents (and ancestors to Jesus) illustrates not only God’s love for each person but how that love is to be shared by all, especially those who are labeled “other”. Throughout the Old Testament, one of the most common consequences for the ancient people straying from the will of God was famine in the land — a lack of grain and grapes. Paul was the apostle who wrote the first scriptural eucharistic institution narrative and made clear...
The Injustice and Dehumanization of Experiencing Homelessness
...2024, the HUD Continuum of Care Program, the backbone federal program supporting community homelessness, gave $3.16 billion in homeless assistance, funding over 7,000 projects nationwide. 46,552. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it provided permanent housing to 46,552 homeless Veterans in 2023. $7.25/hr minimum wage. As many as 40 percent-60 percent of homeless people are employed. However, they have minimum wage jobs. The U.S. minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for non-exempt workers. At minimum wage, it is extremely...
Musings on National Women’s Day
...in 1945. By 1945, national leaders recognized the existence of a “women’s issue” in many corners of American life and began to consider steps to foster change. (From left) Sisters Anna Fan, Corbin Hannah, Joni Luna, Dina Bato, Tracey Horan, Emily TeKolste and Arrianne Whittaker In 1978 the United Nation’s General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nation’s Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. That document incorporated many of the hopes and commitments of the earlier National Women’s Day...
‘Othering’
...cannot take it all in at once. The word others has a long history in our language. But othering is new to me and took some time to absorb. The word othering was foreign to me. I had to resort to Mr. Google, online dictionaries, synonyms, etc. Looking at a word as a noun or a verb can help, and WordHippo will show examples. Othering is a phenomenon in which some individuals or groups are defined and labeled as not...
A note from Sister Barbara from her experience in the death chamber
...deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather, are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation and all persons? I still stand by the statement I made at Will McCrory’s execution: My faith and the teachings of our Church compel me to say No! to the death penalty and to work to abolish it. Surely just as we know that God loves us always...