Following upon last week’s sharing from those who participated in workshops and webinars, we are offering the comments and reflections of other JPIC Committee members who took part. It is hoped that these contributions will arouse our interest and lead us to explore the many resources that can help us to respond to the call to care for our planet.
It all started with Covid 19 and the request by the governor of Rhode Island to wear a mask in public. We quickly realized that the paper version we had received at the last doctor’s appointment would not survive a week. This realization led us to the trusty Internet —source of all useful information. There we discovered sewing patterns for face masks that met the governor’s recommendations.
The women at the Atelier in Jean Rabel, have responded to Coronavirus by making masks, which can be washed and used for many a day.
May 24th will mark the 5th anniversary of the publication of Laudato Si, Pope Francis' call to care for our common home. The Holy Father is renewing that call by inviting Catholics everywhere to participate in 'Laudato Si' Week, May 16-24.
WELLESLEY HILLS, MASSACHUSETTS - Marillac and Elizabeth Seton Residences
This parade - a joyful witness to love - happened on at 11:30 on April 28th, as the sisters living in the surrounding area, associates, and coordinating care team formed a car parade to thank the staff and to “visit” the many sisters at the Marillac and Elizabeth Seton Residences.
Our experience during this pandemic is one of feeling cut off from our people, teachers, children, workers and parents in schools and at the parish level ... Yet, there is an experience of spiritual hunger and thirst by our people, particularly during the Holy Week and now at Eastertide.
VIRTUAL CONNECTING… beyond our borders: "How are we living this historical moment? In fact, what we are living is kind of 'unreal.' "
In these days of crisis, we are all threatened, few more than those fleeing violence in search of refuge in the U.S. Let us not fail to act to protect the most vulnerable among us.
Sr. Patricia Brito, Principal of St. Frances de Chantal School in the Bronx, has nothing but praise for the response of her teachers and staff to the challenge of “distance learning” which the current pandemic has imposed. March 13th was the first day that St. Frances was closed to students, and the faculty took advantage of the previously scheduled conference day for that Friday to have a five-hour in-service on the tools and practices that would help learning to continue.
Thevenet Montessori School may be formally closed right now, but nothing can stifle the school community’s spirit and commitment to learning. Through the creativity of its staff, Thevenet Montessori, like its foundress, is taking on a new face in response to the corona circumstances.
