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Sister Doreen Lai
...sisters have enriched my own and we continue this Providence journey together. Favorites website: Google hobby: crocheting sport: basketball animal: dogs dessert: cheesecake time of day: early morning least favorite course in school: English literature If I weren’t an SP: I’d be a missionary in China. Flower: bamboo; it bends but does not break vacation spot: a cabin in the mountains zoo animals: pandas and koala bears food: spicy noodles, chicken wings least favorite food: beans heroine: My great-grandmother Chin...
Let the winter go: a prayer ritual
...birds nesting, children playing. • Clean up litter in your community. • Buy foods grown locally when possible and eat lower on the food chain. • Reduce – energy, trips in cars, trash by recycling and composting, use cloth bags for shopping, use cloth napkins instead of paper, buy secondhand clothes, and donate used items. • Plant — an herb, vegetable, flower, kindness. • Spring clean – store seasonal clothes, check appliances, remove clutter, wash windows, get outdoor patios and...
The woman behind the saint
...were homeless when they arrived in a dense Indiana forest on a dark October evening in 1840. They lived with a generous local family until a new building was completed. She … experienced tragedies in her early life. Two brothers died in fires and her father, a soldier, was murdered by thieves while returning from war. She put her own dreams on hold to care for her family when her mother could not cope emotionally with her father’s death. She...
Am I doing enough about racial injustice?
...going to college. I met my husband during college, and he is a from a different race and culture than I am. For me that was a fun perk: cute kids and I get to learn and live within a much broader cultural space than I started in. And the food is great! New awareness I don’t think I was ever racist. What I was was blissfully unaware. A real eye-opening moment for me was the anti-racism training offered by...
Sister Patricia McIntyre (formerly Sister Elaine)
...“Patty had a pleasant disposition. She was quiet and always joined in activities. She was a pleasure to know.” A comment from a band member about Patty the nature lover: “When we lived at Springhill, Patty couldn’t wait to tell me about the squirrel who came right up to her screen door for some food.” It’s anyone’s guess who put the food out for the squirrel. Sister Judy Cervizzi, a Springhill neighbor of the McIntyre sisters, shared this memory: When...
Our Letter to President Biden
...Equitable Clean Energy Future” has been informed by Catholic Social Teaching principles. Not only does your plan speak to some basic survival needs of every person, food, and shelter, but also some of the thrival needs of education, and transportation. Your support of unions, the right to work, job creation, communication and the preferential option for the poor surface in the details of your Plan as well. In 2016, our Providence Community made a commitment to effect systemic change to...
‘Everything is Connected’ — Our Climate
...critical. Nothing less than a complete change to our economies and societies is required. We must: Halt deforestation, Change how we consume food and how we farm our land, and Produce power without fossil fuels through massive shifts to clean energy. Let’s Take Action What action can we take to defend life and stop global warming? Can you buy renewable energy, divest from fossil fuels, or add more plant-based foods to your diet? Do you know what climate targets your...
Everything is connected – Our Living Planet
...to protect and restore habitats on land and at sea. The land rights of local and indigenous peoples, who have deep and diverse knowledge on the wise use of nature resources, must be strengthened. We need to change how we produce and consume food. Restorative agricultural practices can both provide a haven for nature and help tackle climate change. Eating less meat and dairy and cutting food waste will reduce pressure on ecosystems. And tackling the climate crisis will also...
Sister Mary Ann McCauley
...to help the world. I have always been impressed that it doesn’t take big, big things to change the world. Sometimes a very small thing, or simple thing, can be deep and meaningful to people if they have the time and space to experience it. Favorites Website: Animal rescue site. Food: Italian or Mexican. I like spicy food. Flower/plant: Christmas cactus. Movie: Sherlock Holmes. TV show: NCIS. They have a good team. Vacation spot: The beach. I love the ocean...
Thanksgiving: Generosity with justice
...make with our nation’s observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. How many of us can remember a Thanksgiving when we haven’t participated in a food drive; helped out at Thanksgiving dinners for the homeless or those who find themselves alone; or provided money for food or assembled or distributed Thanksgiving baskets for those in need of attention and care? For most of us, Thanksgiving wouldn’t be Thanksgiving unless we remembered our responsibility to those whose circumstances relegate them to the margins,...
Caring for God’s gifts: the natural environment and faith
...swiftly in a strong wind. Fire was another essential gift used to burn the sacred offerings to honor the Source of Life. The column of fire led them to the Promised Land by night, as did the cloud of moist air by day. Earth also provided places to hold the water and the fish essential for survival, for food and for industry as people traded for other necessities. These four sacred elements were honored not only by the Hebrews, but...
Sister Cathy Buster
...Recreation: Swimming, visiting with friends. Hobby: Cooking. Flowers and plants: Roses and geraniums. Sport: College and NFL football. Music/song: Classical/Let there be Peace on Earth. Pizza topping: Supreme. Holiday: Christmas. Author: Joan Chittister, OSB. Scripture passage: Let it be done to me according to your word. (Luke 1:38) Dessert: Chocolate anything. Time of day: Early morning. Season: Spring, new life. Actor/actress: Kathryn Hepburn. Saint: Mother Theodore Guerin Least favorite food: Any food with garlic. Least favorite course in school: Education....