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June 29, 2025: Saints Peter and Paul
...was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heave4n; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer at prayer. Reflection...
What Does Pentecost Have to Do With Dandelions?
...of praise, This is the feast of fire, air and water Poured out and breathed and kindled into earth The earth itself awakens to her maker And is translated out of death to birth. The right words come today in the right order And every word spells freedom and release Today the gospel crosses every border All tongues are loosened by the Prince of Peace Today the lost are found in His translation Whose mother-tongue is Love, in every nation....
Thoughts on Hydraulic Fracking
...of fracking sites and waste disposal, I note the following: Air pollution from methane gas and the heavy truck traffic increasing asthma attacks, especially in children, Water contamination, Unrecoverable water, Some chemicals used not known to the public because of “trade secrets,” Increase of earthquakes, Contributing to climate change, Land grabbing without the owner’s consent, and Royalties promised to land owners compromised by some companies charging for processing and transportation. The Earth Justice link shows a map of the United...
You can help bring a happy ending to restore St. Joseph’s Lake
...of this story? The lake water disappeared. Here one day and gone the next. (St. Joseph must have taken his eyes off the place.) In February 2018, days and days of heavy rain caused several large trees to be torn loose from the earthen berm. When the trees fell, a section of the berm collapsed, allowing the lake water to “escape.” The water flowed under US Highway 150 into a ravine and south along US 150. Traveling three miles south,...
White Violet Center interns: Meet the fabulous four!
...active internship program and an interest in teaching was vital to me. I know that farm justice is food justice is world justice and I am impressed by White Violet Center for Eco-Justice’s desire to integrate these premises. I know that working with the earth is going to be a part of my life but I don’t yet know how. So the answer seems obvious to me: learn as much as I can, work as hard as I can, soak...
Reflecting on Saint Isidore the Farmer Feast Day
...provide optimum growing seasons and for an end to droughts. Let us pray and work for food and safe drinking water for everyone on planet Earth, especially those most in need. Let us pray and work for fair wages for all, especially farm laborers. Let us pray and work to plant and cultivate seeds of education, equality, kindness, fairness, compassion, spirituality, community, care of the sick and poor, generosity and care of Our Home: Earth. Let us pray … Amen....
Sisters of Providence Litany of Nonviolence
Lea en Español 普通话 Provident God, aware of our own brokenness, we ask the gift of courage to identify how and where we are in need of conversion in order to live in solidarity with Earth and all creation. Deliver us from the violence of superiority and disdain. Grant us the desire, and the humility, to listen with special care to those whose experiences and attitudes are different from our own. Deliver us from the violence of greed and privilege....
Prayer for Saint Isidore’s Feast Day
...provide optimum growing seasons and for an end to droughts. Let us pray and work for food and safe drinking water for everyone on planet Earth, especially those most in need. Let us pray and work for fair wages for all, especially farm laborers. Let us pray and work to plan and cultivate seeds of education, equality, kindness, fairness, compassion, spirituality, community, care of the sick and poor, generosity and care of Our Home: Earth. Let us pray … Amen....
Sister Theresa Rose Butts
...the daily newspaper. Her interest in people and world events was evident in this accomplishment,” shared Sister Ruth. “Sister Ann Sullivan, who lived with her at Costa High School, shares the fact that at Costa Sister Theresa Rose kept a wonderful garden, always including Bells of Ireland, and that she baked the best chocolate chip cookies, made with both butter and margarine,” continued Sister Ruth. “Her love of the earth responds to the words of Black Elk, which somehow mirrors...
O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting? – Easter 2009
Whenever I stumble upon this passage from 1 Corinthians 15, I have the same knee-jerk reaction: I can go with the victory part; but death does sting. When a loved one dies, sensations of loneliness, loss, grief — sometimes even anger — sting us. Watching the news these past several days, who hasn’t felt the sting of senselessness and helplessness at the slayings of the immigrants of Binghamton, N.Y., and the suicide of the perpetrator? Violence rages across Earth. It...
In her own words — Sister Betty Hopf
...often comes back inquiring about me. If I am out for a day they start to worry that I might be sick. They are concerned about the other patients who come in at the same time, and are always asking about them and praying for them. They have a LOVE FOR THE EARTH AND ALL OF GOD’S CREATION. The conversation often centers on the land and the fruits of the land. We talk about farming, gardening, mushroom hunting, pets and...
Human Trafficking: Words from Sister Denise
...the social sin of human trafficking. An organization to which the SPs belong and participate – CCRIM (Center for Corporate Responsibility, Indiana, Michigan) has invited all its member religious congregations to join the effort to extend the reach and impact of the actions and prayer it has planned. The Chapter commitment of the SPs to “free ourselves to better respond to urgent global issues especially those impacting women and Earth,” agreed to this past summer, supports us getting involved and...