Dear ,
We hope you are seeing signs of hope and new life abound in this Easter Season. Earth Day is just around the corner and this posting highlights several resources you may find helpful in celebrating the day. . . and many more are also available on the website.
We also extend a warm invitation to any interested members to join us for an online workshop on Service Learning. See the description below and reserve your place now.
Peace,
Sr. Katherine Feely, SND
The Education for Justice Team
|
Easter Poetry Companion
|
|
A Celebration of Hope and New Life
This Easter Poetry Companion offers an additional resource for your journey to Pentecost. This companion provides poems that can enrich and deepen the meaning of this liturgical season. The poems in this resource are selected to lift up the themes of resurrection, hope and new life - celebrate and reflect all the way to Pentecost.
Go to resource
|
Prayer for the Easter Season
|
|
 Become an Alleluia
We enter into to the Easter season through the somber journey meant to foster the conditions needed for growth and spiritual renewal. This prayer is one to pray throughout the Easter season. |
"Our Sacred Earth"
|
|
 Visual Video Meditation
This beautiful "imovie" is a wonderful resource to use any time but especially for Earth Day. Breath-taking images and musical accompaniment provide a look at the glory of God's creation. This resource can be viewed online or downloaded to your computer. "Our Sacred Earth" is approximately 5 minutes in length and concludes with prayer.
Go to resource
|
Prayer Service for Earth Day
|
|
 Care for CreationThis three-page prayer service for Earth Day includes recent statements from Pope Benedict XVI on the environment along with prayers, reflections and petitions. Concern for the environment calls for a broad global vision of the world; a responsible common effort to move beyond approaches based on selfish nationalistic interests towards a vision constantly open to the needs of all peoples. |
Interactive Earth Day Quiz
|
|
 Test Your KnowledgeTest your knowledge to see how much you know about the planet we call
home. This interactive quiz can be taken online and results will be
posted immediately to indicate your accomplishment.
Go to Quiz
|
A Film Discussion Guide: "Earth"
|
|
 Astonishing Beauty
"Earth" provides a remarkable perspective on the planet we call home. It tells the story of three animal families and their journeys across the planet. This movie discussion guide connects the film with our own call to stewardship and reverence for all of God's creation. Resource includes synopsis, connections to Catholic social teaching, and discussion questions.
Go to resource
|
Live Workshop Online: Essential Tools to Build a Better Service Learning Program
|
|
 This online live presentation will engage participant's expertise through online interaction and dialogue while providing excellent tips and tools to take your service learning program to the next level.
The presentation will cover what every service-learning coordinator, campus minister, and faculty member should know in order to make service-learning an integrated experience for faith formation, deep thinking and educational transformation.
- Date: Tuesday April 20, 2010
- Time: 4:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)
- Cost: Free
- Seats are limited. Reserve your space now.
Click Here To Register Now
|
Sunday Lectionary Reflections
|
|
Readings, Reflections, Connections and Prayer
The Lectionary Reflections by Fr. John Bucki, S.J., provide an excellent resource for personal or communal reflection on the Word as well as ideas for homily preparation. Each reflection includes a list of the readings, quotes for reflection, connections to Catholic Social Teaching, Prayers of the Faithful/Petitions, links for action and more.
|
