The Blue Community project was invited to speak at two Catholic Women's League events this past April. This adds to a recent presentation Sr. Linda Parent (CSJ) gave to CWL members in Windsor also in April.
Thanks to the collaborative contacts by many CSJ Sisters (notably Sr. Bonnie Chesser in Sudbury), Paul Baines was invited to present about this Blue Community project as an example for exploring and experiencing Pope Francis' Laudato Si': Care For Our Common Home.
CWL is celebrating its 99th year and wants to focus more on Laudato Si', especially the crises and call to action around water. What follows is a short summary of Paul's presentation with a link to all the slides at the bottom. A final thanks to the CWL leadership for inviting this Project into their 2019 agenda and for all their curiosity, care, and commitment. Stay tuned for more about this collaboration.
Our Blue Community project has several elements, one of the first being place -- place matters. It matters because Canada would not exist without land treaties with the Indigenous nations who have lived with these places for thousands of years. Place matters because we would not be here without the water. It not only surrounds us, but is within us. Let us honour this water and all the neighbours we share these lands and waters with. Since being forgotten can lead to marginalization, let's make the invisible more visible and remember that all of Creation needs our attention, not just humans.
To read the entire piece please visit our Blue Community Website