care for creation'S ARCHIVE

• I Whispered and He Heard Me: Notes from Valle de los Angeles

  
  

  • By Misty Menis-Kyler
  • On November 29, 2017

  Editor’s note: missioner Misty Menis-Kyler shares several recent events from her mission experience in Guatemala. The end of the school year has come and the students are relieved to be done with their exams. It […]

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• “Praised Be to You, My Lord, For Sister Water”

  
  

  • By Aubrey Kimble
  • On July 19, 2017

  Editor’s note: Missioner Aubrey Kimble reflects on how a trip to Amboró National Park gave her a chance to relax in a beautiful natural setting and reflect on care for creation. The university here in […]

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• Challenging the Kids

  
  

  • By Brandon Newland
  • On October 31, 2016

  Editor’s Note: Missioner Brandon Newland reflects on the past summer in Jamaica and the various activities that he arranged for the kids. The summertime is a wonderful time for students to rejoice and enjoy their […]

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• Seeds of Progress

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On February 6, 2015

  I did not miss clean air or water until I did not have access to them. I did not miss trees, plants, or grass until I could not see them. And I did not know […]

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• Mother Earth Teaches: The Sacred Nature of Seeds

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On July 14, 2014

  Lay missioner Annemarie Barrett continues our series, “Mother Earth Teaches: Digging Deeper into Faith, Community and Justice.”    “In the Andean cosmovision, we recognize that we are part of our environment. We are not superior […]

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• Takeaway Wednesday: National Bike Challenge!

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On May 6, 2014

  It’s National Bike Month!  Celebrate care for creation and start a new habit: bicycling! Many of our current missioners are cycling enthusiasts and eager for more people to share their joy. The League of American Bicyclists […]

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• Short-Film: Reconciliation and Mother Earth

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On January 29, 2014

  Continuing our series Sacraments and Social Mission: Living the Gospel, Being Disciples, today we share a short film titled “El litio: La Siguiente Batalla de Bolivia” or (roughly translated) “Lithium: The Next Battle of Bolivia”.  […]

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• A Prayer for America

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 4, 2013
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• Travel Spot: Garden of the Gods in Colorado

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On June 12, 2013

  While on our Returned Missioner Retreat this past weekend, a small group took the vans to a beautiful andmark.  We recommend you check it out!   A rusty gateway to the great Rocky Mountains, the […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Spring Fugue

  
  

  • By Susan Burke, OFS
  • On May 3, 2013

   This Friday, guest blogger and Secular Franciscan Susan Burke, facing her garden, reflects on caring–or not caring–for things we care for. This morning I made myself a pot of coffee and thought I’d settle down […]

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