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Earth Concerns NewsFood, Tradition, Nutrition and Prayer: Looking at Food Today by Dot Hathway, CSJ Associate Everyone's talking about food! The National Geographic is publishing an eight-month series on food in both print and online. Jun 3, 2015 The ABCs (Arugula, Beets, Cabbage) of CSA of (Community Supported Agriculture) by Betsy Van Deusen Community Supported Agriculture is about 25-years old. Apr 2, 2015 Jubilee Suggestions for the Earth Community Jubilee is always a time of great celebration, and we CSJs have much to celebrate in the lives of our 47 jubilarians! Feb 2, 2015 Climate Change and Me! by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ On May 7 the Home/Land Committee hosted its annual Earth Night at the Provincial House. Jul 3, 2014 Committee to Offer Readers Reflections and Green Steps by Dorothy Hathway, CSJA In his final book before his death in 1996, Carl Sagan wrote: "...Our planet is indivisible. In North America, we breathe oxygen generated in the Brazilian rain forest. Jul 3, 2014 Home/Land Committee Members Reflect on Communion within Earth Community A recent discussion among members of the Province Home/Land Committee revealed the diversity of approaches we use to explore the significance of our work. Mar 1, 2014 Pope Francis: Good News for the Whole Earth Community by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ In my new ministry at St. Joseph,s Church in Schenectady, I have been able to visit in the last four months a good number of churches, both Protestant and Catholic. Feb 1, 2014 Let Us Learn Sustainability from Our Sponsored Ministry by Sister Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ Our 2013 Acts of Congregational Chapter urge us to partner with new eyes, joining "with others in working for systemic change that will enable all to live in right relationships." Jan 1, 2014 Provincial House Food Service Supports Sustainability by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ Supporting the preservation of the American family farm, reducing the carbon footprint of our supply chain and giving back to the local communities are central to our core values. Dec 1, 2013 Adirondack Cabin Provides Exceptional View of the Overwhelming Beauty of God's Creation by Dorothy Hathway, CSJA I'm writing today from a small lake in the Adirondack mountains, five miles from the town where I was born. Sep 1, 2013 Technology Can Help Us Contribute to the Sacredness of Life by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ As Lin Neil wrote in her article last month titled, "Awakening to Good News for our Earth," this year the Home/Land Committee will feature a series of articles celebrating some of the good news that is happening for our Earth and how we can support and extend that good news in our daily life. Jul 8, 2013 Awakening to Good News for Our Earth by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ Every year the HomeLand Committee chooses a focus on which to reflect. In this way, we hope, there is a theme that will catch your attention and build on a foundation of information and experience for the year. Jun 1, 2013 The Holy Dwelling of God in Scripture and in Nature by Sister Francine Dempsey, CSJ Elizabeth Johnson, in the third part of her lecture on the Holy Spirit, spoke on the "cosmic presence of the Holy Spirit." May 1, 2013 Switching into Sustainability by Sister Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ The theme of this year's HomeLand activities and articles continues to be bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on this planet, just what we have been talking about in our preparations for our Provincial and General Chapters. Mar 31, 2013 "Awakening the Dreamer: Changing the Dream" by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ Hopefully, many of our readers are noticing a thread through several of the articles authored by our Home/Land Committee in the past year. Feb 6, 2013 Food Recycling Decreases Emission of Deadly Gases by Janet Derby, CSJA Currently, only about three percent of all food waste is recycled even though it is the third largest component by weight in landfills (about 40 percent). Jan 1, 2013 Are We Following Jesus' Footsteps in Our Care for the Earth? by Sister Marguerite E. Donovan, CSJ During the recent fall months, we were blessed with several weeks of flaming, leafy glory, a bright and welcome relief from the darkness of campaign sniping and blurred, questionable wisdom from the candidates. Dec 1, 2012 Kateri Tekakwitha: Her Life and Her Relationship with Nature by Dorothy Hathway, CSJA One of our newest saints, Kateri Tekahkwitha [Tekakwitha], has been called a patroness of ecology, and perhaps that's true. Nov 2, 2012 The Power of a Few Individuals in Saving the Earth by Sister Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ Last spring the Home/Land Committee hosted a program called "Awakening the Dreamer; Changing the Dream." Oct 1, 2012 Practical and Spiritual Practices Create Guiding Principles for a Sustainable and Just Human Presence on Earth by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ The presenters of the Awakening the Dreamer program (about which Sister Lin Neil wrote in her July column) distributed a paper to all who attended. Sep 1, 2012 HomeLand Committee Sponsors "Awakening the Dreamer: Changing the Dream" Symposium In April, the Home/Land Committee sponsored the Awakening the Dreamer; Changing the Dream Symposium at the Hospitality Center. Jun 30, 2012 What I Wish Were Fiction by Sister Debbis Timmis, CSJ About a year ago I read the book, "Little Bee: A Novel," by Chris Cleave. Jun 1, 2012 The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy by Sister Marguerite Edward Donovan, CSJ Over the past year, the Home/Land Committee has, by means of a monthly article in CE, encouraged readers to see the universe, including our planet, as the precious creation of our Loving God. May 1, 2012 Catskill Mountainkeeper Produces PSA against Hydrofracking in New York State Catskill Mountainkeeper.com is proud to be a Supporting Partner of the new campaign, "Don't Frack with AnyBody of Water." Apr 26, 2012 Global Climate Change and the Clean Air Act by Sister Lin Neil, CSJ This month we continue our articles on aspects of global climate change by highlighting The Clean Air Act. Mar 29, 2012 How Clean Is Coal? by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ This month's article from the Home/Land Committee is not the most upbeat topic, but I hope to shed some light on the ever-growing myth that there is something "clean" about coal. Feb 4, 2012 Hydrofracking: the People and the Problems by Dorothy Hathway, CSJ Associate "One of the first things you learn when you move to the country is that you don't count." Jan 20, 2012 The Tragedy of Tar-Sands Extraction by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ For me, the tragedy of the extraction of tar sands became very clear when I saw a few photos like the one below. Dec 3, 2011 Hydrofracking: Financial Gains versus Health Hazards to People and Environment by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ Climatologists tell us that the rate of climate change since 1975 is ten times greater than that which has happened over the past 21,000 years. Nov 7, 2011 Home-Schooling Yourself about Our Planet by Sister Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ It's September, back to school time! Sep 13, 2011 The Center for Food Safety Provides Valuable Information and Resources The Home/Land Committee has been offering a number of informative websites that deal with issues that are important to Earth and protecting Earth to the Seventh Generation whose theme we are celebrating this summer in St. Louis. Jun 1, 2011 Join in Efforts to Preserve Our Water in Anti-Fracking Movement by Sister Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ Attention water drinkers! Join efforts to preserve our water supply by doing what you can to stop fracking in the United States. Apr 30, 2011 Media-Rich Websites on Earth Issues by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ As we continue our series of articles concerning ecological resources and actions found on the internet, I would like to direct your attention this month to web resources that are media rich with video and audio. Apr 30, 2011 More Websites for Reducing, Reusing and Recycling by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ This month, following our topic of presenting Earth-related websites that we hope will be helpful to you, we will turn to a green mantra: Reduce; reuse; recycle. Apr 5, 2011 Home/Land Committee To Present A Variety of Earth-Related Websites by Sister Clare Pelkey In our 2007 Act of Chapter, Deepening Communion with Creation, we state that we are moved by an urgent concern for Earth and the survival of its life systems and are challenged to express unifying love. Mar 3, 2011 Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Chapter 10 by Sister Mary Louise Dolan, CSJ Whatever is this article about? It is, of course, about the transformation that was the theme of our Community Weekend in October. Feb 1, 2011 Plan B: Mobilizing To Save Civilization 4.0: Summary of Chapter 9 by Sister Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ Throughout this year the Home/Land Committee has been summarizing an important but difficult book, entitled Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. Dec 31, 2010 Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization: Summary of Chapter 8 by Mickey Kelly, CSJA Each month, a member of the Home/Land Committee is presenting information from a chapter of the book, PLAN B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, by Lester R. Brown. Dec 1, 2010 Plan B 4.0: Chapter 7: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ Welcome to our seventh installment from the book Plan B 4.0 by Lester R. Brown. Nov 1, 2010 Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Chapter 6 by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ This month the Home/Land Committee continues a discussion of the book, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, by Lester Brown. Chapter 6 is entitled "Designing Cities for People." Oct 1, 2010 Plan B 4.0, Chapter 5: Stabilizing Climate: Shifting to Renewable Energy by Sister Mary Ellen Putnam, CSJ I invite you to sit quietly for a few minutes and allow your mind to zoom ahead to the year 2020. Sep 1, 2010 Thomas Berry's Fourfold Wisdom Guides Conference Theme by Sister Linda Neil, CSJ In his book, The Great Work, Thomas Berry introduced the theme of the Fourfold Wisdom. Sep 1, 2010 Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Chapter 4 by Janet Derby, CSJ Associate Each month, a member of the Home/Land Committee is presenting information from a chapter of Lester R. Brown's book, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. Chapter 4, "Stabilizing Climate: an Energy Efficient Revolution," is summarized here by Associate Janet Derby. Jul 7, 2010 Chapter 2: Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ In Chapter Two, entitled Population Pressure: Land and Water, Brown zeros in on the following: civilization's eroding foundation, topsoil; falling water tables; water from farmland being lost to cities; land and water conflicts; competition for grain between people and cars; and the rising number of environmental refugees. May 31, 2010 PH Food Services Commits to Earth-Friendly Food adapted by Sister Mary Rose Noonan, CSJ, and Abra Marion, PH Food Services Manager The food-service industry is facing a rapid demand for services that have a meaningful sense of environmental and social responsibility. May 1, 2010 PLAN B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization: A Book Summary by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ The Home/Land articles for Carondelet East for May and June summarize the first three chapters in a book, published in 2009 by The Earth Policy Institute. May 1, 2010 Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph's Statement on Climate Change We, the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Leadership Council and (Congregation/Province), compelled by the Gospel and by our heritage to be responsive to the "dear neighbor" without distinction, are concerned for all of Gods creation and our sisters and brothers everywhere. Apr 26, 2010 Pope Benedict's Peace Message and Our Call to Care for God's Gift of Creation by Sister Diane Zigo, CSJ During the past few years, I've made it a point to read the Pope's annual message, written for the World Day of Peace, celebrated on January 1. Apr 3, 2010 Meet Sister Linda Neil: Presenter on Earth-Concern Issues Meet Sister Linda Neil, CSJ! Sister Linda is the first Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet from the Albany Province to complete a masters degree in Earth Literacy from St. Mary-of-the-Wood College, IN. Mar 1, 2010 Waiting for Bees by Sister Marion C. Honors, CSJ Last spring, my newly planted vegetable garden struggled through five weeks of rain and cold. Mar 1, 2010 Indigenous Grandmothers Join Across the World On October 11, 2004, thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all over the world--the Alaskan Tundra, North, South and Central America, Africa, and Asia--arrived at Tibet House's Menla Mountain Retreat in upstate New York amidst 340 acres of forests, fields and streams. Jan 20, 2010 Pope Benedict's Peace Message Reinforces Obligation to Care for Creation Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 Message for the World Day of Peace, "If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation," is the latest in a long tradition of Church teaching on our obligation to care for creation. Jan 18, 2010 Climate Change and Wildlife: a Matter of the Heart by Sister Mary Ellen Curtin, CSJ Have you noticed a change in our seasons? This year the change seemed remarkable. Jan 1, 2010 The Copenhagen Climate Summit: Two Perspectives by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ The following are two perspectives on the results of the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Jan 1, 2010 Climate Change and the Sisters of St. Joseph by Sister Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ Climate change! We are all aware if it and have been learning what we can do about it in this year's Home/Land Committee's articles. Nov 28, 2009 Thoreau's Legacy: New Book Available Concerning Global Warming This new anthology from the Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics brings together established writers and fresh voices to inspire us with personal stories and reflections on global warming. Nov 5, 2009 Sisters of St. Joseph Gather for 350.org by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ On October 24, 2009 , eight Sisters of St. Joseph gathered in Ballston Spa, NY, as part of the Homeland Committee's sponsored 350.org event in solidarity with 5,248 rallies and protests spread across 181 countries around the world. Oct 31, 2009 Pray and Act To Reduce Our Carbon Footprint by Sister Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ Attending a premier showing of a movie called "The Age of Stupid" is not necessarily what I might call a great night out, but it reiterated for me so much of what we, as members of the Home/Land Committee have been writing and speaking about for a long time. Sep 30, 2009 Join in Action on October 24: International Day of Climate Action! by Sister Lin Neil, CSJ "If the imagination is to transcend and transform experience, it has to question, to challenge, to conceive of alternatives, perhaps to the very life you are living at the moment. " (Adrienne Rich) Aug 30, 2009 Be an Advocate for the Fair Global-Climate Grassroots Movement by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ You are invited to participate in a global movement on the part of the grassroots to affect UN policy making, regarding climate change through the crafting of a fair global-climate treaty. Jun 25, 2009 Deepening Communion with Creation: A Congregational Feature The Creation Story has been passed along to us for many generations through many different cultures with each generation and culture adding its own insight and color to God's love affair with creation. May 31, 2009 Neighbors by Sister Marion C. Honors, CSJ In an ecological ethic, Jesus' great command to "love your neighbor as yourself" extends to include all members of the life community. May 31, 2009 Water of Life by Sister Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ Last month we celebrated Earth Day (April 22). That week, in addition to hearing Marion Honors in "Stories of Home," I had the privilege of presenting a program at the Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, entitled, "Water of Life." Apr 28, 2009 Using Technology to Green Your Routine by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ Learning to live gently on Earth and "greening" our routine is a complex process with no easy solution. Apr 1, 2009 Disposing of Unused Medications by Sister Mary Ellen Putnam, CSJ As a member of the Home/Land Committee, I chose the topic, "Disposing of Unused Medications," for my article in Carondelet East. Feb 27, 2009 Earth Charter and the CSJ 2007 Acts of Chapter by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ With this article the Home/Land Committee concludes its series of articles on the Earth Charter and its relevance to our 2007 Acts of Chapter. Jan 29, 2009 Earth Charter, Principle #4 by Sister Irene Kruse, CSJ Jan 1, 2009 Earth Charter, Principle 5 by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ Nov 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 9 by Sister Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ Oct 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 2 by Sister Mary Ellen Curtin, CSJ Sep 1, 2008 Earth Charter, First Principle by Sister Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ Aug 1, 2008 The Earth Charter, Principle 3 by Janet Derby, CSJ Associate Jun 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 7 by Sister Lin Neil, CSJ May 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 16 by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ Apr 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 11 by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ Mar 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 1: Respect and Care for the Community of Life by Sister Irene Kruse, CSJ Feb 1, 2008 Earth Charter, Principle 15 by Sister Mary Ellen Putnam, CSJ Jan 1, 2008 Sharing Our Planet's Resources by Janet Derby, CSJAssociate Nov 2, 2006 Committee Urges Us To Become Familiar with Our Area by Sister Lin Neil, CSJ Oct 3, 2006 Celebrating Water's Many Names by Sister Debbie Timmis, CSJ Sep 3, 2006 Water: The Wellspring of Life by Howard Woodard, CSJ Associate Aug 1, 2006 The World's Water Crisis and Its Effect on Women and Children by Sister Mary Agnes Kehoe, CSJ Jun 1, 2006 A Little Drip Takes a Trip by Sister Irene Kruse, CSJ May 2, 2006 May the God of April Showers Bring Healing Rain by Sister Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ Apr 4, 2006 International Observance of Water Day Is March 22 by Sister Clare Pelkey, CSJ Mar 7, 2006 Water, Water, Everywhere and Every Drop Counts by Janet Derby, CSJ Associate Feb 1, 2006 What Has Water Been Saying To Us All These Years? by Sister Mary Ellen Putnam, CSJ Jan 4, 2006 |