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The Spirit Blows Again
"In Laudato si'", Pope Francis calls our attention to the commitment to the care of the earth, the poor and the outcast. In reference to St. Francis, "He shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, and commitment to society and interior peace." How can we not think of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN and her life commitment to the people and needs in Anapu Brazil and the world.
Each year on February 12, we remember Sr. Dorothy Stang, not for the day that she died, but for the life she lived - a life that gave grace, hope and a future to all of us. For the farmers in Anapu Brazil, Sr. Dorothy Stang gave truth, presence, and encouragement in their quest to embrace the earth for fruitfulness and life for families and community.
She learned and they learned that this reality was and is difficult even unto death. Today Sr. Dorothy lives among us as Saint and Sister. St. Francis, we know as the Saint of the environment. Named the Angel of the Amazon, Sr. Dorothy lived in Anapu and ministered for the livelihood of the farmers and the life of the forest. Each year, the people recall Sr. Dorothy's life in the Romaria (Pilgrimage).
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