Earth Day - April 22

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…

and God looked at all that was created

and saw that it was very good.” (Genesis 1:1, 31)

“The earth is at the same time mother. She is the mother of all that is natural, mother of all that is human. She is the mother of all, for contained in her are the seeds of all. The earth of humankind contains all moistness, all verdancy, all germinating power. It is in so many ways fruitful. All creation comes from it. Yet it forms not only the basic raw material for humankind but also the substance of the incarnation of God’s Son.” (Hildegard of Bingen)

Springtime is in the air, leaves budding, flowers sprouting, grasses greening, weather warming, yet lurking behind this beauty, are the horrific effects of climate change. Daily we are being challenged, to make personal changes in ways that can have a positive impact on the environment: drinking tap, not bottled water, recycling, composting, making better use of Eco Centres for getting rid of certain contaminating wastes etc.

Earth Day not only heightens our awareness of the effects of global climate changes, it encourages us to do our part in whatever ways we can.

Check out “Yahoo Green” on Google for further information

and action-taking activities.

Let us know what you are doing to make our world a better place.

Sr. Pat O'Neill, s.n.j.m.