We are all aware of the ways in which extreme weather patterns are impacting our world – devastating wildfires in Maui, widespread flooding in many parts of Asia, severe droughts in the southern US, hundreds of wildfires raging in Canada, extreme “off the charts” heat in many countries around the globe.
What happens in one part of the world affects us all in this new awareness of our interconnectedness as one global family.
Let us hold in prayer all our sisters and brothers whose lives, properties and livelihoods have been forever changed by these climate disasters.
Post your prayer in our sacred space
Todos somos conscientes de los efectos de los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos en nuestro mundo: incendios devastadores en Maui, inundaciones generalizadas en muchas partes de Asia, graves sequías en el sur de EE.UU., cientos de incendios forestales en Canadá y un calor extremo en muchos países del mundo.
Lo que ocurre en una parte del mundo nos afecta a todos en esta nueva conciencia de nuestra interconexión como una familia global.
Oremos por todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas cuyas vidas, propiedades y medios de subsistencia han cambiado para siempre a causa de estos desastres climáticos.
On Tuesday May 21 about thirty of us attended a grand celebration in the parish of Eucharist followed by a hot roast beef dinner. Sister Roisin Gannon represented the Presentation Sisters. Bishop Anthony Daniels surrounded by seven priests of the Grand Falls Diocese celebrated Eucharist in St. Anne’s Church with participation of the sisters and parishioners in readings, music and other moments in the liturgy. The church was sparkling and beautifully decorated with roses. A large banner hung in the church acknowledging the 150 years’ anniversary – Our Journey Together! At the end of Mass, a plaque was presented to the Congregation which will be placed in the church to commemorate the anniversary. In his homily Bishop Daniels connected the call and ministry of the sisters to that of the early disciples of Jesus and gratefully commended their life and ministry among the people of Conception Harbour and surrounding area.
Join us in prayer today for all who are sick, especially our sisters, family members, friends and caregivers.
We begin our liturgy today with Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, as the people shout, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” (Matt 21:9). The people were rejoicing in the coming of the Messiah, but they were placing all their hopes in a Messiah who was a king, a mighty and powerful leader, certainly not a Messiah who was a suffering servant, who would die by the lowest form of death possible – crucifixion. They were right to trust in this Prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee. They were mistaken in understanding how this Prophet, this Son of David, this one who was coming in the name of the Lord, would lead them into new life. These same people, when their hopes seem lost, mock Jesus and choose the man Barabbas over him…
Sister Elizabeth’s reflections are published online in 
We all face challenges- as individuals and as communities. We all experience hardship at one point or another. It’s part of being human.
It connects the science of climate change, biodiversity and sustainable resource use with the messages of Pope Francis’s Encyclical 
Conecta la ciencia del cambio climático, la biodiversidad y el uso sostenible de los recursos con los mensajes de la Encíclica Laudato Si’ del Papa Francisco.
The aim of this global pact is to halt and reverse the rapid loss of biodiversity by 2030, setting aside at least 30% of the world’s lands, oceans and inland waters for conservation and respecting the rights, roles and contributions of indigenous peoples toward this goal. The Framework designed at COP15 charts a new way forward, a path away from the damaging patterns that led to the destructionof ecosystems and diminishment of species over many decades.