Nothing is so radical as planting a seed.
Two feet of justice – personal commitment and social change Individual commitments, systemic change Individual action social transformation
Wonderful world https://youtu.be/ddLd0QRf7Vg?feature=shared Song of the Center https://youtu.be/zt-cHRRTzGg?feature=shared Algonquin Water Song: https://youtu.be/UaYy-_8UsTY?feature=shared
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The roots never forget their flowers.
https://theconversation.com/feel-alone-in-your-eco-anxiety-dont-its-remarkably-common-to-feel-dread-about-environmental-decline-170789 https://www.facebook.com/groups/709703603504883/permalink/1119388632536376/ seventh generation https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/faith/you-are-not-alone-community-young-people-find-antidotes-climate-anxiety
Oak - great power = great service Inside the tree.
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Our Granny’s granny pantry. –her pantry –her sewing basket –her closet –her rag drawer –her shopping basket –her wardrobe
Catholic Tradition – a unified theology or a grab bag of theological insights. Celtic wisdom – people, sacred, spirit, nature Indigenous wisdom – people, sacred, spirit, nature Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Brigid of Kildare – sacred trees and sacred wells.
People scratched in the dirt like an old hen. Lots of quiet space, God
4. “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring 32. “My profession is always to be alert, to find God in nature, to know God’s lurking places, to attend to all the oratorios and the operas in nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau 37. “Believe one who knows: you will find something greater in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.” ― Saint Bernard de Clairvaux 40. “All creatures are merely veils under which God hides Himself and deals with us.” ― Martin Luther 42. “If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke 80. “Nature is the art of God.” ― Dante Alghieri 82. “The earth has music for those who listen.” ― William Shakespeare 102. All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them. ― Arapaho Proverb 108. “I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” ― George Washington Carver 120. Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ― Chief Seattle “In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” — Alice Walker “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” — Rachel Carson “The environment and the economy are really both sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.” — Wangari Maathai “We have learned to meditate and bake bread, pray and extract honey, sing and make butter, cheese, cider, wine, and sauerkraut.” Dorothy Day 6. We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. —Native American proverb “Our Common Home” Pope Francis ntegral Ecology from Below: Integral ecology, … which clearly respects its human and social dimensions LS137 The universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely. Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor person’s face. LS 233 Environmental degradation creates a world that is “less rich and beautiful, ever more limited and gray,” LS 34 God, Humanity and Nature are not separate LS 16 the poor and the fragility of the planet the power derived from technology the economy and progress the value proper to each creature, the human meaning of ecology, the need for forthright and honest debate, the responsibility of international and local policy, the throwaway culture and the sustainable lifestyle. Drawdown.org Among top 10 ways to fight climate change: Reduce refrigeration Eat more plant-based Reduce food waste Plant natives Educate girls Bingen - The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. And the word, when heard, praises God. So all of creation is a song of praise to God.