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Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Sister Andre Panepinto
...out to ‘Charley Horse,’ a restaurant in Orland Park, for their 10-cent shrimp and happy hour wine. We sure shared in many laughs and great conversations. Nancy had other neat stories to share about Andre. She said “I, often worked late in my classroom. One particular evening, around 7 p.m., I was in my room grading papers and Sister Andre walked in, surprising me with a glass of wine and some cheese and crackers. She demanded I take a break,...
‘We have to do something! Our faith calls us to protect creation’
Tornados, catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, life-threatening heat. Nature continues to respond to human lifestyles that cause the climate to change. It is now a crisis. We were warned for decades, but governments chose political decisions over the dire need to reform energy sources. The repercussions are disastrously obvious. Now what do we do? — Sister Sue Paweski, SP Sister Sue was recently featured in Global Sisters Report, having penned the piece, “We have to do something! Our faith calls us...
Born Free: Human Rights and Dignity
...routes; catastrophic floods in 2024, 350,000 people displaced; flooding has destroyed crops adding to food insecurity 8. Haiti Escalating conflict, gang violence, governmental dysfunction shortfalls in restoring security in the country amidst political instability; sexual violence, kidnappings, displacement and extortion plague communities; growing hunger, disease outbreaks and gangs stifle the delivery of aid; poor infrastructure and limited capacity to mitigate natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes 7. Burkina Faso Third consecutive year in the Watchlist...
A Reflection for the 2024 Foundation Day Mass
...that we have been called to bring Providence, God’s loving care, into our world. God is depending on our whole-hearted response. We all know places of imminent danger in our world right now. Places where water is literally pouring in on people, as they seek to escape hurricanes, floods, typhoons, and even tsunamis. We know the severity of this danger will only increase if we do not attend to the climate crisis with whole heartedness. We all know...
Sister Helen Vinton (formerly Sister Helen Jean)
...with fisherman Douglas Wells in front of his boat. Sister Helen created a fisher loan program, helping Douglas and others repair boats damaged by hurricanes. We count on your persistence and integrity to draw all of us deeper and deeper into the sacred tent of all creation. You followed the path marked out for you by Providence, Helen. We thank you for that and for the many gifts you shared with us and so many others that all might know...
Thoughts on National Daughters Day
...instant by flash flooding, hurricanes, fires? What do I say to my daughter when her child tests positive for COVID? What do I say to my daughter to let her know how much I love her? What do I say to my daughter to give her confidence in and appreciation for herself? What do I say to my daughter when she goes out of her way to help someone else — without being told? What do I say to my...
The Truth of a Tree
...lives because Creation is meant to survive if it is able to adapt to change. The need for change The first step is acknowledging the need for change. When we resist the signs of the times, we leave ourselves vulnerable to the changes that will inevitably take place. We are left coping with situations rather than acknowledging the inevitable and working to avoid the dire consequences. The climate has changed. Witness the fires, the hurricanes, the drastic changes in the...
Woman at the Well
...the woman looking for the lost coin that is my life. The I of my life feels like it’s been drowning, lost in the ravaging flood waters hurricane, tornado, tsunami, if you will of_____________. Like the sky this morning my mind is full of clouds. The first responder in me is tired, soul-weary from being in the eye of the storm, the trauma center day in and day out performing triage. I’m coming to the well with eager longing, deep,...
HOPE winter 2017 — bearing the light in unbearable times
...lost all of their belongings during the hurricane. They were living in broken down trailers with two or three families in each,” Sister Cathy Buster said. The end result was the new community in Arcadia, Florida. Casa San Juan Bosco I is a 53-home complex for migrant farmworkers. Building and healing: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment When Sister Mary asked if they had seen the Log Cabin Chapel yet, three of the men responded in unison, proudly and humbly, “We...