Care for the Earth

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Challenging Plans to Culvert the River Bride in Cork

The River Bride is a tributary of the River Lee on which the beautiful city of Cork is built. The River Bride flows through the area of Blackpool, traditionally a working class area that was, at one time, heavily polluted by industry. The Bride has been re-routed to...

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Rewilding and Ecosystems

The common definition of rewilding is to ‘restore (an area of land) to its natural uncultivated state (used especially with reference to the reintroduction of species of wild animal that have been driven out or exterminated). It’s a relatively new word, but is...

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A Letter from a Dandelion

  This morning we  share the following by Paula Kok-De Boer on the importance of the humble dandelion to the greater ecological balance in our gardens.   Hello, I'm a dandelion. A lot of people call me a weed but I'm a friend and come to help you! When you...

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Dublin Sisters Share their Garden for Laudato Si’ Week

  The sisters in our Dublin Community find God in all places, but they especially love to be close to the Creator in the beauty of their garden. Sr Mary Jo spends time feeding the birds that visit the garden, and Sr Julie loves her wild flower garden (pictured...

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