Read the newest issue of The Companion, the newsletter of Emmaus Ministries.
March 21 is the Solemnity of Saint Benedict when we celebrate the “passing” of Benedict. This month of Benedict provides a timely opportunity to consider Laudato Sí through a “Benedictine eye.” Many values and themes associated with the Rule of Benedict are at the heart of Laudato Sí so March is a fitting time to consider a few.
Oblate Janice Etchison and Sister Pat Lupo, standing, presented outcomes of small group discussion at a recent public meeting held by the Erie Port Authority to collect citizen input regarding the future use of the former site of the Erie Coke Plant on the Lake Erie waterfront. The plant, which had been polluting land, air, and water on Erie's east side for nearly 100 years, closed in December 2019 after a massive public campaign led by Hold Erie Coke Accountable (HECA) under the leadership of Sister Pat and Dr. Mike Campbell.
In this powerful first episode of a three-part podcast series, Fr. John Dear unpacks the Beatitudes with Sister Joan Chittister—not as prayers, but as bold, countercultural ways of living that challenge systems of power. "The eight Beatitudes of life are actually the eight attitudes for life," Sister Joan says.
Sister Anne McCarthy appears in Erie Times-News reporter Kevin Flowers's story about the February 17 rally in East Perry Square, attended by roughly 100 people. Similar rallies were held across the nation Monday.
