Our Prayers Will Bring Hope. Our Lights Will Guide the Way. December 2014/January 2015 December 1 to 12, world leaders will try to agree on the fundamentals of a climate change treaty in Lima that will guide the 2015 Paris climate talks. If we are to stop climate change we need a strong meaningful agreement that everyone can…
Prairiewoods’ friend Chris Gaunt recently wrote an article for Prairiewoods about her extensive attempts to create peace in this world. Here are her thoughts … My Iowa friends and acquaintances from across the country are actively protesting armed drone warfare and going to jail for it. But I am not with them. My history is…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern What Greater Cathedral? Why are monuments to the Living God Made of stone? I do not comprehend this Holy Weight. What greater cathedral could we build than an Oak savannah? What taller ceiling than the sky? What greater columns than the Trunks of old oak trees? What purer communion of…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern One of the exercises that we did that stretched people the most was the animal embodiment workshop. In this workshop we had to enact an animal that represented who we are. We were split into groups of three that Sister Marj and Sister Joan had tried to mix introverts and…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern Delving further into the hero’s journey we looked at the archetype of Parsifal as presented by the movie “Search for the Holy Grail.” Robert A. Johnson, the speaker in the film, tells the story of this archetype as it reflects his life journey and the journey of many modern day…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern On Monday as part of the Dream Retreat we watched Finding Joe. This was a really touching and illuminating movie. I have looked at the hero’s journey before, but it was communicated in a novel and heartfelt way in this film. A lot of people appreciated how it expressed religious…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern I sat in on the facilities meeting this Thursday. Since I’ve never sat in on a facilities meeting at any other place it’s difficult to have perspective on this, but I am pretty sure that it is run slightly different here. The meeting started with a gong to the singing…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern Monday I got the chance to witness the Day of Self Renewal retreat. I spent almost all day walking and sitting outside. There were a lot of animals out there that day. I saw the mother deer with her young. I saw a few other deer as well. A groundhog…
by Pia Fritsch, Prairiewoods Intern Since helping get things ready for the Garden Party I’ve realized how much work goes into creating those events. I never really thought about how much work goes into that, but somebody has to set the tables out and wrap the baskets. I felt like I could see a lot…
Julian of Norwich said, “Be a gardener! Dig a ditch! Toil and sweat, and turn the earth upside down, and seek the deepness and water the plants in time. Continue this labor and make sweet floods to run and noble and abundant fruits to spring. Take this food and drink and carry it to God…