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IHM EarthCare
Our EarthCare Committee invites us all to continue to care for creation and deepen our curiosity about those who share Earth, our Common Home.
Readying Ourselves for Autumn
As summer draws to a close and we ready ourselves for the season of autumn, our EarthCARE committee invites us into a reflection on the many learnings of this upcoming season.
The Soil, the Seeds and the Sisters
It’s time to get our hands in the dirt and make things grow. From compost to seedlings to planting, it takes a village to create an IHM Friendship Garden.
Green burials and our faith
The practice of green burial is completely consistent with the Catholic faith and its tradition of burying the dead.
Composting as an Act of Transformation
When we turn what we would normally discard (food scraps and yard waste) into fertile, living soil teeming with microbial life, this is an act of transformation.
Lessons from the bees
There are countless lessons we can learn from these tiny insects about working together and self-sacrifice for the good of the whole.
Ways to have a green Christmas this year
Our EarthCARE committee wishes everyone the blessings of Advent and a Christmas season marked by giving that enhances the life of Earth, our Common Home.
Looking “a little harder” this autumn
During this autumn season, our EarthCARE committee invites all of us to “look a little harder” for signs of God’s extravagant care here on our land and on whatever paths we may walk in the days ahead.
Feasting on the abundance of Earth, our Common Home
Everywhere we look at the IHM Center we see reciprocity between Earth and us on our land.
Planting and tending seeds
A beautiful spirit of collaboration is renewing the face of the Earth here in Scranton.