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Day 4: This Land Is Still Home to Me

Forty years ago this month Wheeling College witnessed the unveiling of a remarkable document, “This Land is Home to Me, A Pastoral Letter on Powerlessness in Appalachia by the Catholic bishops of the Region.”

Day 3: A Fast Acceptable to the Lord

For those of us who care deeply for our earth and all its inhabitants, we may relate to the call to lift up our voice like a trumpet blast to tell society of its short-sightedness and even wickedness.

Day 2: Forty Days to Reflect, Forty Days to Choose

Well, we've just begun our own 40-day desert journey, and we have the same options laid before us. And we're reminded still that our decisions, both individually and collectively, affect not only our lives, but the lives also of our children's children. Our decisions can enrich the health of our planet, sustaining many new generations; our decisions can also compromise it!