garden'S ARCHIVE

• The Gift of Water

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On June 15, 2016

  Editor’s Note: In a follow up to her last post about water shortages in Cochabamba, missioner Annemarie Barrett emphasizes the importance of gardens in the community through the story of one of the women in […]

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• Comfort and Joy: Seeking out Nature

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On December 19, 2015

  Editor’s Note: As part of our “Comfort and Joy” Advent/Christmas blog series, missioner Annemarie Barrett reflects on the challenge of living in the concrete city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, and shares how moments in nature provide a source […]

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• Learning To Be A Farmer

  
  

  • By Patrick Montine
  • On August 18, 2015

  First-year missioner Patrick Montine shares an update from the field. Right now it is summertime here in Jamaica, which is about the same as any other time of the year:hot and humid. The schools are out […]

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• Learning from Weeds

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On July 21, 2014

  Lay missioner Annemarie Barrett completes our series, “Mother Earth Teaches: Digging Deeper into Faith, Community and Justice.”    At the end of the day, I am learning that Mother Earth is our greatest teacher. When […]

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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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• Mission Monday: Sharing and Solidarity with Workers

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On September 2, 2013

  On this Labor Day edition of “Mission Monday,” we share a reflection from first-year lay missioner Annemarie Barrett who serves in Cochabamba, Bolivia. I had white paint all over my paints, sandals and even in […]

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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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• Mission Monday: Saying Yes

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On April 29, 2013

  New lay missioner Annemarie Barrett shares what her time so far in Cochabamba, Bolivia has taught her about being open to new opportunities and the unknown.  I have been reflecting lately on what it means […]

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• Update From Bolivia: Patience and an Open Heart

  
  

  • By Annemarie Barrett
  • On March 23, 2013

  New lay missioner Annemarie Barrett has been in Bolivia since January 2013. Here is her update on her experience so far. Without the comfort of familiar schedules, places and plans, I can tell you now […]

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• National Volunteer Month Profile: Nora in Bolivia

  
  

  • By Nora Pfeiffer
  • On April 21, 2012

  The green thumb of our missioners has to be Nora Pfeiffer. Most of Nora’s ministries in Cochabamba, Bolivia relate to the environment — from hosting radio shows, helping with retreats, composting, and tending a garden […]

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