The life of humans is interconnected with the healthy life of the environment and all creation
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A huge white oak tree fell to the ground one day last week. Well, it wasn’t really a huge white oak tree. It was Huge. Not really. It was HUGE!…
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On the third anniversary of the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, along with close to 600 United States Catholic institutions…
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Losing our carbon ‘weight’ is no longer a ‘need to,’ as in ‘I’ll get around to it someday.’ It’s a MUST do and a MUST do NOW!
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“We understand Providence as God’s care for all of creation. And, so, this loving, Provident God set forth into motion this web of life. And we’re called to be co-creators with that God to sustain and nourish that life.”
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Teaching, caring, inspiring for all creation. At White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, you’ll find a USDA certified organic garden,…
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“Shop locally. Consider environment as a whole.” White Violet Center for Eco-Justice interns offer some practical tips.
Read moreFrom the time of the first humans assessing where they were and who created them and their world, there has been an understanding that the Universe was created by the…
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So, why must we change? Drought, floods, fires, extreme weather, uninhabitable places, rising sea levels, species extinction, refugees, disease, food insecurity, inescapable heat … I could go on. Virtually nothing that we know about Earth is untouched by climate change. And no one.
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Note: The following was provided with permission by Joan Brown, OSF. Sister Joan is a Kansas native and a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Rochester, Minn. She lives in…
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