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Earth Day Every Day: Follow the cabbage
“We eat by the grace of nature, not industry, and what we’re eating is never anything more or less than the body of the world.” Michael Pollan I was so taken by that line as I was finishing “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan, hot off the press in 2006. Those words still resonate 15 years later. Whenever I give myself the time to stop and think about the food on my plate, it’s a marvel that any of it...
Mason jar soil test
Plants need sun, water and healthy soil to grow. You can’t control the sun and nature and where you live will heavily influence your water. But you can have a beneficial impact on your soil if you know what it needs. Learn how to easily take a mason jar soil sample in your backyard. Check out this video. https://youtu.be/IW8cCxAkGA8...
Grow your own plants from seeds
Every cabbage starts as a seed. Growing your own plants from seed is an economical way to grow a large number of plants. There are so many varieties to choose from–way more than you can find in nurseries and garden centers. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to get started, in fact, you can raid your recycle pile! https://youtu.be/azP5r32LWYg...
Fermenting cabbage
It’s no secret that you should eat your veggies. Eating your fermented veggies is even better! Lacto-fermented veggies like sauerkraut, kim-chi, or full sour pickles are unparalleled for developing a healthy gut and immune system. The good news is that all of these veggies are delicious and easy to make yourself, even in small batches. I made this pint of sauerkraut in less than 5 minutes. https://youtu.be/QS9V5JPhH0k...
Earth Day Every Day: What smoking and climate change have in common
...it will put vast numbers of people out of work. But our tipping point is occurring. The truth is the overwhelming majority of people in our country, regardless of their political beliefs, know that climate change is a real and present danger and that something must be done to stop it. I’ve been following a study called “Climate Change in the American Mind,” conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for...
Plan to attend this upcoming virtual climate meeting
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are encouraging all who can to plan on attending an upcoming virtual meeting with the Indiana chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL). The event will take place from 10 a.m.-noon, on Saturday, May 1. Registration is available here. We stress the importance of this meeting as those who attend will learn more about carbon fee and dividend. An established carbon fee and dividend would create a national policy that would effectively transition our...
Reflecting on Saint Isidore the Farmer Feast Day
Saint Isidore was canonized in 1622. His Feast Day is May 15. Saint Isidore is the patron saint of farmers and all who work the land. He is also the patron saint of Madrid, other Spanish cities, the Philippines, Honduras, as well as the United States National Catholic Rural Life Conference. Legend of the saint Isidore de Merlo y Quintana was born in Madrid to poor and very devout parents. As a boy, he went to work on the land...
Season of Creation 2021 Prayer
Note: We wanted to share this prayer from Season of Creation, the organization’s 2021 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which is September 1, 2021. More information on Season of Creation can be accessed here. Creator of All, We are grateful that from your communion of love you created our planet to be a home for all. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of living beings that filled the soil,...
Redecorating our Guest Room
Normally when I entertain esteemed guests, I put my best finery on display. The fine china, the heirloom serving dishes, the best linens. I clean places and spaces to a degree that I haven’t since the last time I entertained. You all know the drill. A view of the field that stretches along St. Mary’s Road next to the east entrance of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For our Friends So, I’m a little embarrassed by the mess on display right now for...
Poem: Earth rising
Editor’s Note: “In honor of Earth Week this week, Sister Ruth Johnson, SP, shares the poem below that she wrote to reverence Earth.” Sometimes I hear voices rising from the Earth warm words – sounds that resonate and flutter leaves rustling growing green thoughts from the soil It is alive and clings to us in ways we have forgotten It’s self-giving and “belonging” sing no more as it once did it cries in need of it pleads for us in...
Our commitment to Laudato Si’ Action Platform
Editor’s Note: Laudato Si’ Week is May 22-29 this year. In this blog, our Climate Change Task Force explains our commitment to the plan for the next seven years. In the Winter 2022 edition of HOPE Magazine, Sister Cathy Campbell, SP, wrote an article introducing the Sisters of Providence Climate Change Task Force and its commitment to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform for the next seven years. We made the commitment on behalf of the Providence Community – the Sisters...
For our Congregation, this is Eco-Justice
“The divine communicates to us primarily through the language of the natural world. Not to hear the natural world is not to hear the divine.” – Thomas Berry, The Sacred Universe “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your heart!” – Psalm 95:8 There’s a story told of the late Sister Marceline Mattingly, SP. While on a visit with a good friend, she spontaneously hugged a tree. She had a connection, not a competition with or a separateness from...