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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
...food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.” So they said to him, “What can we do to accomplish the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.” So they said to him, “What sign can you do, that we may see and...
Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk scheduled for September 7
...All T-shirts will be handed out during the event. Make checks for pre-registration payable to Providence Food Pantry/Hunger Bust, and mail to Providence Food Pantry, 701 W. National Ave., West Terre Haute, IN, 47885. As an added help to the food pantry, all participants are asked to bring a box of saltine crackers as a donation on the day of the race. For more information, or to register in advance, call or text 217-293-9156 or email jrichey75@gmail.com. To learn more...
Oral History: Sister Dorothy Gartland
...as a second language students in the evenings while working full-time for 8th Day. “Sometime in your life, hope that you might see one starving man, the look on his face when the bread finally arrives…” — Dan Berrigan Focus on Justice From the beginning, they were busy. 8th Day focused their efforts the first year on hunger in Chicago. They created the Food Stamp Hotline which was the first hotline people could call for information on food stamps. They...
Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk scheduled for September 6
Providence Food Pantry invites the public to participate in the upcoming “Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk” to take place at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 6, on the grounds of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. All proceeds from the event will benefit Providence Food Pantry, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Since its inception on Sept. 8, 1994, the pantry has provided more than 14 million meals and has served more than...
Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk
September 6, 2025 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 47876 812-535-2952 Sisters of Providence $20 Providence Food Pantry invites the public to participate in the upcoming “Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk” to take place at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 6, on the grounds of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. All proceeds from the event will benefit Providence Food Pantry, a sponsored ministry of the...
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...
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
...symptom of over-consumption. There may not be more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic – both larger pieces and so-called microplastics – floating in our seas, which have devastating effects on marine species and biodiversity. Microplastic particles fine their way into our food, water and even bloodstreams. Half of all plastics ever produced have been made in the last 15 years, and production is growing. At each stage of its life cycle, plastic can harm our health, through exposure to...
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?...
Musings on National Women’s Day
...extent human beings often judge one another by his or her friends or associates. To some extent, this has been true in evaluating the women’s movement. Some of its earliest advocates, such as Clara Zetkin, were very active in a movement that eventually transformed Germany into a socialist state. This label drew many to the cause, but it also repelled many. In the literature of the present day, one still detects charges of leftist thinking in explaining the women’s causes....