Fall has arrived in Florida! Dry, crisp mornings, blue cloudless skies. And did I mention DRY as in, low humidity? It’s sweater weather in early morning on the lanai. I love this time of year because this was my introduction to Florida weather eight years ago this week. Yesterday, I went to a Pumpkin Festival … More Pumpkins and Other Blessings
The last post on this blog asked this question: If all people need land upon which to live and from which to draw sustenance, what does it mean for exiles and refugees to be landless? What are the effects on their social stability, sense of identity, and connections with the land? What is my responsibility … More Post-Matthew Haiti
The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:12) In A New Heaven, A New Earth: The Bible and Catholicity (Orbis, 2016), Dianne Bergant, CSA leads us to new ways of understanding … More The Gift of Land
