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Breathing time on this organic farm
Ann Testa uses salad spinner to clean organic arugula grown at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The small organic farm at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods packs a big punch in the way of educational and service opportunities. In fact, that’s how Ann Testa came to White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. She was an intern and AmeriCorps volunteer before becoming a full-time staff member. Now she’s training and working alongside interns and volunteers in the USDA certified organic gardens, alpaca pastures, fiber rooms, and kitchen....
Sister Marie Paul Haas
...the church. For years, she had a children’s choir for church liturgies. For 29 years, her Baton Corps performed in the St. Patrick’s and Columbus Day parades. Then, there were the annual school recitals in piano and strings, as well as several district, state and national competitions. Gold and silver medal and trophy winners were almost a given when it came to her students. She was always one of the conductors for the All-Star orchestra performance involving schools on the...
A lifetime of meeting needs around the world and in our own backyard: Sister Patty Fillenwarth
On a picnic in Arequipa, Peru, in the early 1970s. Sister Patty Fillenwarth at right. Pictured front Father John Foley, SJ., back left to right, Sisters Florence Norton and Betty Smigla, Michael O’Malley (Peace Corps) Editor’s note: Sister Patty Fillenwarth died Jan. 7, 2020 at the age of 79. She is greatly missed. When Patty Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica) was in fifth grade, the missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa — the White Sisters — visited her classroom...
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe answers questions
...of a holy person. I guess it’s God’s way of saying, “This person is close to me.” We don’t think the saints work miracles. We believe that it’s through the prayers of the saints that miracles happen, because a miracle is the setting aside of the normal laws of nature. Probably more miracles occur than we’re even aware of. 9. Why is the corpse exhumed? Do the remains have to be incorrupt to proceed in the process? It’s done just...
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
...Battista speaking to members of the media at the July 6, 2020, press conference. Pope Francis reminds us that true justice requires a window of hope, an opportunity for restoration which honors the dignity of life. My ever so brief time with Will helped me to see how vitality important hope is. And how prayer, supportive friends, and an open heart can be fertile ground for a peaceful and loving existence. Will had hope even as the day of his...
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...
Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Denise continued: However, when Florence celebrated her golden jubilees with her partners in ministry, the parishioners and staff of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Chicago, she herself chose the gospel just proclaimed. The central character of today’s gospel is Thomas, forever labeled as Doubting Thomas. Of all the gospels Florence could have chosen, why this one? It seems an unlikely choice for the woman...
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
...Can you spend a few minutes reflecting on your implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias? Then think about expressions such as “Gee, I look like I’m a homeless person.” When examining your own biases and the social narratives you have heard, do you say, “They are experiencing homelessness?” or do you label them by saying “they are homeless?” If you spoke about homelessness to a friend or acquaintance, what would you be able to share with them after reading this?...