Predictions about the future of planet Earth seem dire. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) predicts that, based on current data, average global temperatures are expected to increase between 0.5 and 8.6 degrees Farenheit by 2100. The U.S. average temperature is projected to increase between three and 12 degrees Farenheit during that same time. Global average annual precipitation through the end…
Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods – “As women religious whose mission and legacy it is to honor Divine Providence and to further God’s loving plans by devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people, we (the Sisters of Providence, St-Mary-of-the-Woods, IN) have come to see that mission as extending to interrelationships with all of…
This year’s Missioning Day Ceremony was unique in that it turned on the theme of creation, prompted by the horrendous impact of three hurricanes, two record breaking earthquakes, and rampant wild fires, and by the world-wide movement of Christian Churches’ united attention on the Season of Creation. This global observance, held at the prompting of Christian Churches and others, took…