Prayer for Native People and for Standing Rock
This prayer remembers and celebrates all Native American people, and calls on the global community to support efforts to reclaim their dignity and restore their sacred lands.
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Archive for category: Water
Reflection on the World’s Oceans
World Oceans Day is celebrated around the world on June 8th. Pause for a moment and reflect on the beauty and the impact of human actions on God’s oceans and marine life: http://bit.ly/2fIaEM6.
The Wisdom of Water
Sister Larraine Lauter offers a testimony of her experiences in Central America as co-founder of Water with Blessings. This reflection on the simple necessity and joy of Sister Water is accompanied by an interactive, reflective slideshow of Sr. Larraine’s ministry with “Water Women” and Water with Blessings.
Meditation: Water Women in Action
Water With Blessings‘ interactive slideshow, accompanied with music, invites us to journey with the mothers and missioners who bring clean water to God’s thristy children.
Water: A Gift From God, A Human Right
Unclean water and lack of sanitation affect poor people across the world. We must guarantee the fair and safe access they need to sustain their lives and secure their livelihoods. This resource is a good focus for World Water Day, March 22.
Posted March 2013
50+ Ways to Go Green
This “idea grid” provides more than fifty ideas and ways to go green or get greener for schools, parishes and organizations. Begin with a spirituality of the sacredness of creation and build from there. This resource provides a great jumping-off point and may spark new ideas and new initiatives.
Earth
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, discussion questions and additional resources.
Two-Pager: Water of Life
This Water of Life two-page resource makes a great fact sheet, insert for bulletins or newsletters. This resource includes:
- Sacramental connections to water
- Global facts and statistics related to water
- Water & Catholic social teaching principles
- Prayer for reflection
The Great Lakes Water Compact
Signs of Hope: Federal legislation supporting the Great Lakes Water Compact recently passed the Senate by unanimous vote. The House must now review the bill and vote on it. This two-page resource provides background and information about this development. A prayer service: Water, A Sacred Trust is found on page two.
The compact prohibits major diversions of water out of the Great Lakes bodies, restricts diversion of water from the surrounding watershed, promotes water conservation, and protects the lakes for future generations. Learn more with this resource.
Water
The film, “Water” is a marvellous and engaging film through which to examine critical questions about the role of culture and religion in promoting injustice. This discussion guide provides questions to engage viewers in making connections to the structural missuse of power and the place of human dignity in a society’s norms and values. The film engages you from the first scene, and raises questions about the how the widow and orphan are treated in various places in the world today.
Agua de Vida (Water of Life)
This Water of Life two-page resource, translated from the English version, makes a great fact sheet, insert for bulletins or newsletters. The resource includes:
- Sacramental connections to water
- Global facts and statistics related to water
- Water & Catholic Social Teaching principles
- Prayer for reflection
The Spanish version is available below.
Our Sister Water/Nuestra Hermana Agua
This prayer, “Our Sister Water,” or “Nuestra Hermana Agua,” is from Franciscans International and is provided in both English and Spanish to celebrate World Water Day on March 22 or any other day.
