A new species of a screech owl in the Amazon rainforest has been discovered and is named after our martyred Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Dorothy Stang. Sister Dorothy was born and raised in Ohio, and spent many years living in the Brazilian Amazon fighting for the rights of people in poverty before she

In the quiet sanctuaries of our own hearts, let each of us name and call on the One whose power over us is great and gentle, firm and forgiving, holy and healing: You who created us, who sustain us, who call us to live in peace, hear our prayer this day. Hear our prayer for