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Palm Sunday
...Earth. I then asked “why palms on Palm Sunday?” Oh my – Wikipedia had several pearls of learning for me. The palm branch is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace and eternal life originating in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. In Judaism a closed frond of the date palm is part of the festival of Sukkot. This festival of booths or tabernacles includes the building of a small walled structure roofed with palm fronds. These booths or tabernacles...
Finding balance with sustainability
Lorrie Heber is director of White Violet Center for Eco-justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence committed to hope and healing for Earth. Several years ago, a colleague introduced me to the Iron Triangle. Although it rings true, it’s hardly musical. It is a model that illustrates the constraints of project management. The triangle’s lines represent the qualities of good, fast, and cheap. The rule is that two of them may be chosen but always at the expense of...
Spirituality, justice, love of fresh food fuel Providence Associate’s sustainable lifestyle.
...“I was drawn to the Sisters of Providence because of their commitment to caring for Earth. I always feel enriched by the beauty of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods when I am there — although I don’t get there often because I try to limit my driving a lot! Being a Providence Associate has given me the opportunity to reflect on and articulate my commitment to my work with food and to the way I live,” she said. “I once heard someone quote Thich...
A Litany of Women for the Church
A Litany of Women for the Church Dear God, creator of women in your own image, born of a woman in the midst of a world half women, carried by women to mission fields around the globe, made known by women to all the children of the earth, give to the women of our time the strength to persevere, the courage to speak out, the faith to believe in you beyond all systems and institutions so that your face on...
Thanksgiving Reflection
.... For years, I’ve said or thought to myself, “two things can be true at the same time.” I can’t remember where I got the words originally, but I do remember to say it often. Perhaps then I need to drop my current notion that life should be all thanksgiving and no violence, to give thanks for the peace and gratitude present in so many places on Earth. Perhaps I need to pray the Sisters of Providence Litany of Non-Violence...
Growing at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
...of course, alpacas.” Anna Nagy shows one of the White Violet Farm Alpacas at the Vigo County Fair in Terre Haute, Indiana. The alpacas and White Violet Center have made an impact on Anna. The Nagy family has attended and/or participated in almost every Earth Day celebration. For several years, White Violet Farm Alpacas has sponsored the Vigo County alpaca 4-H club, of which Anna and her two sisters are members. “Anna has gone on to become the president of...
Let your surroundings inspire change
...5 is World Environment Day (WED). It’s quite possible you’ve never heard of it, but it was first celebrated in 1974! According to wed2016.com, WED is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Above all, WED serves as the ‘people’s day’ for doing something to take care of Earth or become an agent of change. That ‘something’ can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo...
Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps
...appreciation of all things good in the world and in others.” Another friend, Michael Swank, posted on Facebook this tribute to her: A model of Christian values. She saved my life many times in my late teens and early 20s. A voice of reason. A voice of an angel. She tethered me to earth when I wanted to escape the pain of coming out. She gave me strength and led me and will always be a model of what the...
Participate with us in Campaign Nonviolence Week
...to introduce this Litany to a friend, a relative, your church or workplace. Litany of Nonviolence 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 all Earth’s people. 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...
Lives of the Saints
...never need worry. She will give you advice in the years to come. Be smart and follow her suggestions … Be a good girl always, honey. Be as good … as your mother – look to her and the Blessed Virgin for guidance and you’ll never ever regret following my advice of tonight … have a long happy life on earth, darling – return someday to your God and your mission on earth will have proved its worth.” I still...
A Reflection on World Day of Peace
...Peace that we celebrated on Christmas a reality in our world! Litany of Nonviolence 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...
Fair Trade: products that improve the lives of people on the margins
...These producers often face steep hurdles in finding markets and customers for their goods.” Many of these marginalized producers are women who would normally struggle to find opportunities to earn a fair and living wage in their country. Store Manager Ryan Sheehy recalls a story where Linden Leaf Gifts made a direct impact on lives. In April of 2015, Nepal was devastated by an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people. Shortly before the massive tragedy, Linden Leaf Gifts had placed...