Here is Susan Lovallo during the program "Simplify Your Life" at Wisdom House recently. More than 40 people atended.
One participant commented that she could see the connection between organizing and spirituality. "Simplifying one's life can help me focus and feel more peaceful about myself and my activities. I'm ready to start cleaning out my closets! Susan Lovallo is an excellent presenter."
Chicago's DePaul and St Xavier Universities, Notre Dame U and many Catholic high schools are among the "flagship campuses" spearheading this year's Earth Hour to be held on Saturday 28 March at 8.30pm local time.
Internationally, many other Catholic organizations are involved in this worldwide event. The entire church of the Philippines has backed EarthHour while China's Baoding diocese is promoting the event as part of Lenten abstinence.
Note: This is an update of a previous post. We hope you will watch and enjoy the video about Taize prayer services.
A prayer service based on the worship of the Taizé Community in France will be held at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 7 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday, April 3rd. The program will be led by Helen Falcone of Southbury, CT.
This contemplative, reflective service consists of Scripture readings, prayer, song and silence. It will be a time to center oneself and be held in God’s tender love and compassion.
Ms. Falcone is an educator, musician and professional singer. She is on staff at Pomperaug High School, Southbury, CT and holds advanced degrees from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, CA.
Accompanying Ms. Falcone will be flutist Jenny Li, also of Southbury. Ms. Li was born and raised in Taiwan and began her musical studies there. She received a BA from Taiwan Theological College. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma from the Brooklyn Conservatory and a MFA from New York University, both in flute performance. Ms. Li is a founding member of Selah Music Ministry, a group which performs regularly in New York and Connecticut.
The fee for the evening service is $6. For further information and to register call Wisdom House at 860.567.3163, email programs@wisdomhouse.org, or visit www.wisdomhouse.org.
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center is an interfaith center presenting programs in spirituality, education, and the arts. It offers hospitality for group meetings and specializes in service to the not-for-profit community. The center is a ministry of the Daughters of Wisdom.
World Water Day is celebrated on March 22, and the focus this year is transboundary waterways. Please visit the UN's World Water Day website here for videos, a photo gallery, and an interactive world map of events planned for World Water Day. Also, there is an FAQ page of information about transboundary waterways.
According to the UN: The world’s 263 transboundary lake and river basins include the territory of 145 countries and cover nearly half of the Earth’s land surface. Great reservoirs of freshwater also move silently below our borders in underground aquifers.
With every country seeking to satisfy its water needs from limited water resources, some foresee a future filled with conflict. But history shows that cooperation, not conflict, is the most common response to transboundary water management issues.
World BankOver the last 60 years there have been more than 200 international water agreements and only 37 cases of reported violence between states over water. We need to continue to nurture the opportunities for cooperation that transboundary water management can provide.
We share the responsibility for managing the world’s transboundary waters for current and future generations.
A prayer service based on the worship of the Taizé Community in France will be held at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 7 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday, April 3rd. The program will be led by Helen Falcone of Southbury, CT.
This contemplative, reflective service consists of Scripture readings, prayer, song and silence. It will be a time to center oneself and be held in God’s tender love and compassion.
Ms. Falcone is an educator, musician and professional singer. She is on staff at Pomperaug High School, Southbury, CT and holds advanced degrees from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, CA.
Accompanying Ms. Falcone will be flutist Jenny Li, also of Southbury. Ms. Li was born and raised in Taiwan and began her musical studies there. She received a BA from Taiwan Theological College. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma from the Brooklyn Conservatory and a MFA from New York University, both in flute performance. Ms. Li is a founding member of Selah Music Ministry, a group which performs regularly in New York and Connecticut.
The fee for the evening service is $6. For further information and to register call Wisdom House at 860.567.3163, email programs@wisdomhouse.org, or visit www.wisdomhouse.org.
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center is an interfaith center presenting programs in spirituality, education, and the arts. It offers hospitality for group meetings and specializes in service to the not-for-profit community. The center is a ministry of the Daughters of Wisdom.
