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Sister Claire Hanson
Favorite form of prayer: Centering prayer Favorite movie: Les Mis Favorite hobby: Reading or knitting Least favorite food: Eggs Favorite course in school: Geography, I loved learning about far-away places. Favorite saint: Francis of Assisi Favorite TV program: Midwives Favorite quote: “Love the children, then teach them.” Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Sister Claire Hanson is happy living out the Sisters of Providence mission of love mercy and justice in service among God’s people. “I spent 40 years as an early...
Sister Jeanne Knoerle (formerly Sister Mary Gregory)
...every day. Only do it for his love…’ That is exactly how Sister Jeanne did it! It was just her nature to do everything out of love. Sisters Jean Fuqua, left, and Jeanne Knoerle participate in knitting socks at Fiber Frolic 2006. “Here are just a few stories of how she lived each day out of love. To honor what I think Jeanne would expect of me is to keep it simple. “On Sunday, June 9, the day before she...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
...called to do this — and to understand, accept, and live with the deep differences in perceptions of home and community that exist among us. In response to our growing awareness that Earth is our home and needs our care, some special practices of homemaking are moving into the foreground today. As we engage in various practices that promote sustainability — healing our land, reducing, reusing, recycling, spinning, knitting, weaving, simplifying our lives — we participate in some of the...
Sister Susan Paweski
...here. Favorites tv show: David Letterman flower: African Violet vacation spot: New York, Paris hobby: knitting, crocheting music: jazz, rock holiday: Christmas film: “Rain Man” actress: Jane Fonda actor: Jeff Bridges activity: dancing course in school: Theology food: sushi dessert: coffee ice cream saint: Teresa of Avila book: “One Hundred Years Of Solitude” childhood activity: Dancing and playing school dressed as a nun. season: autumn my best friend says: I’m a dancer in the music of life. zoo animal: lion...
Sister Bernice Kuper
...said. Favorites recreation: relaxing with friends time of the day: morning Saint: Mother Theodore Guerin season: spring comic strip: Peanuts least favorite food: liver least favorite course in school: geometry holiday: Christmas dessert: banana cream pie flower: African violet movie: March of the Penguins music style: classical and meditative hobby: spinning and knitting and Sudoku puzzles vacation spot: near water outdoor activity: walking pizza topping: sausage and cheese childhood activity was: Playing hopscotch and jump rope with friends after school....
Sister Laura Parker
...with and that I minister with. My prayer life is a very good foundation for my ministry and being open to the possibilities that await me. It’s where I get my strength and support,” she said. Favorites web site: www.sacredspace.ie food: broccoli and sauerkraut, not necessarily together, but who knows? flower/plant: daisy, reminds me of springtime anytime! movie: Sleepless in Seattle vacation spot: South Haven, Mich. recreation: reading, I can get lost in a book hobby: my newest, knitting heroine:...
Sister Claretta Burbine
...this would capture Sister Claretta’s imagination — to believe in an all-embracing love that extended beyond her parents and siblings. Somewhere, somehow, a destiny would providentially lead her to another loving family, that of community, who through the years would see St. Paul’s better way of life unfold in her,” said Sister Ruth. “Being one of eight children in a close-knit French Canadian family meant everyone carried his or her weight. Cooking, sewing, knitting and maintaining a clean house while...
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
...the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each of you, so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.” A ‘Teachable’ Moment I believe Will LeCroy can teach us an essential truth: Who among us deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation, to all...
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...