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  Our Eyes The sadness in my eyes Awareness of what might happen Leads to inaction The plea in your eyes Summons action Fueled by hope Doe, Raven, Cedar Call me, call us to save ourselves By saving them  The sadness in my eyes Meets the plea in your eyes Together they shout Interconnected, interdependence Since failure is the end Cooperation must begin Cease to destroy Value all life All beings, everywhere Victoria Marie  

Today is the 25 th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the 3 rd Sunday in the Season of Creation.   Today’s homily is adapted from Jubilee Time for the Earth: A Catholic Liturgical Guide. [1]   It calls us to listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor and acknowledges that God is near to all who call. Isaiah’s urgent call to seek God while God is near and can be found, resonates deeply with the warnings of climate experts for these times.   We are invited to enter into contemplative reverence in the midst of creation before the greatness of God, the source of Earth and all the universe. Love of God’s creation in all its beauty, intricacy, and lavish goodness can spark love in our hearts and guide us in caring for creation as it needs to be cared for.   In what ways can we grow in consciousness of God’s gifts and presence in creation? Do we call upon God for forgiveness? For wisdom in living more sustainably, more justly, and more generously upon Earth? ...

  Today is labour day.   Usually, I have asked Sarah to talk about the value, need for and work of unions.   But today, I’m going to talk about the, until now, uncelebrated workers.   Today’s first reading addresses our duty to try to warn people away from wickedness. The second reading stresses that our relationships with our neighbour should be one of love.   Therefore, we should do no evil towards them nor should we stand by silently as they do evil to others.   Today’s gospel expands on this.   Jewish religious leaders had the power "to bind and to loose"; that is, to forbid and to permit.   This power was vested in the religious or rabbinical leaders.   It received its ratification and final sanction from the heavenly court of justice.   The celestial court of justice is metaphorical language to denote that God is the ultimate judge and lawmaker and commands divine servants to do his will. [1]   It was in this sense,...