Posted April 28th, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Just back from Ontario where I gave two addresses last Thursday in Waterdown as part of their Earth Day celebrations. I was invited by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Canadian Provinceand the events took place at their Motherhouse. Outreach for the event went throughout the community, including [...]
Tags: consumer culture, earth spirituality, ecological hope, inspiration and reflection, justice
Posted April 19th, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Still full of yesterday’s thoughts, I want to add this post for our weekend reflection. Earth Day approaches, a good time to ponder the true nature of our relationship with our planet.
Spirituality encompasses many things. It is an orientation to life, an inner attitude that determines our values, [...]
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Posted April 18th, 2008 in
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
What I want to talk about today is how we are going to live in a world like the one we have made and keep our integrity.
I feel completely overwhelmed by the week’s news on rising global hunger, the energy supply crisis that is driving up the price of fuel, [...]
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Posted April 13th, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
They are eating mud cookies in Haiti.
Haiti has been poor, desperately poor, for a very long time. Last week, the desperation reached a boiling point as the price of food rises across the globe. Haiti has always been a unique example of all that can go wrong in [...]
Tags: climate change, consumer culture, earth spirituality, ecological hope, fossil fuel dependency, inspiration and reflection, justice