We offer you two videos for this month’s reflection. Essential to understanding the premise behind the global initiative of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform is the concept of Integral Ecology. It is not a new concept, but it is a new term for many. The first link is to a 5-minute video that shows clearly […]
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This article originally appeared in the JUST Words Summer Edition. Call by Tommy Walsh In recent years, debate over the environment has become a major factor in modern society. Between environmental recovery plans and seemingly never-ending arguments over climate change, some Americans have taken steps to do their part in the fight to save our
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Just slightly under six miles due west from the motherhouse of the Springfield Dominicans lies just slightly more than 109 acres of rolling hills, creeks, ponds, and stands of oak and walnut. Jubilee Farm was purchased by the sisters in the spring of 1999 as a commitment to honor one of the injunctions of the
Jubilee Farm
Singing in Tune
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After the events of these last months, how does one even begin an article on globalization? Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, I was ready to write about all the promises held out to us by our government and corporate heads. Their assurances that the globalization of the world’s markets will help eradicate
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Preaching at Evening Prayer, December 8, 2019 Isaiah 11:1-9 (Inclusive Hebrew Bible, abridged) Then a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse; from Jesse’s roots, a branch will blossom: the Spirit of the Most High will rest on you – a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and strength, a spirit
Our Work: Protect, Console,
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