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title: Living Hope!
description: Hope is the thing with feathers!
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# [Living Hope!](https://learn.neumann.edu/neureflections/spiritual_resources_vol.6)

 Written by [Maria Marx, MSW](https://learn.neumann.edu/neureflections/author/maria-marx-msw) | Apr 20, 2020 5:14:35 PM

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***"Hope” is the thing with feathers -***

***That perches in the soul -***

***And sings the tune without the words -***

***And never stops - at all.***

**-Emily Dickinson**

[Reflection on the Second Sunday of Easter Readings by Julia Howell '20](https://learn.neumann.edu/neureflections/4_19_2020?hsLang=en)

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[God is Good! Fr. Suresh's Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter. ](https://learn.neumann.edu/neureflections/god_is_good_vol.7?hsLang=en)

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**It is Earth Week! **

What can you do this week to pray for and be mindful of creation?

**Earth Week Challenge:**

1. Pick one morning/afternoon/evening to commit to staying away from screens 
2. Pick one morning/afternoon/evening to keep all lights/electronics off
3. [Read about how the pandemic is affecting the environment](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.resourcesmag.org%2Fon-the-issues%2Fissues-environmental-impacts-social-distancing-national-parks-closed-amid-pandemic-and-more%2F&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936431880&sdata=SpKsE2iZ1bKHoTOgx4Fnsqr9ilgnPNpZCSsHLdcCrmU%3D&reserved=0)
4. Reflect on how you can create treasure from trash - [look to these instrumentalists for inspiration](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfXynrsrTKbI%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936431880&sdata=C8Y27CxgA7hszD069oC44oyZN3B4RsRZIDjGB9p65uk%3D&reserved=0)
5. [Take a “tour” of a National Park ](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalparks.org%2Fconnect%2Fblog%2Ftake-virtual-visit-national-park&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936441875&sdata=dJUrjKfqGynQKgDVLRBUssIZBTNGgIxkaGGlF8geOao%3D&reserved=0)
6. [Go for a prayer walk ](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.franciscanmedia.org%2Fwalking-with-god%2F&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936441875&sdata=FG6GRMp%2FTdEAhpsECH1JdcUM6l%2FYoYa9MhiTDLDAk%2Bg%3D&reserved=0)
7. Pray a daily prayer for creation: 

Monday: [St. Francis Canticle of Creation ](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkpPSZkmr_Js&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936451868&sdata=YPfdmn2cPNKkZOALt20h3zKyUdrJ1gQxlK%2Fo32Z2X%2FI%3D&reserved=0)

Tuesday: [Pope Francis Prayer for Creation](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatholicclimatecovenant.org%2Fresource%2Fpope-francis-prayer-our-earth&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936451868&sdata=uWzviqzDYE8z2tauGn06Xe%2FhWt8ciFrPqZU%2FYxinpow%3D&reserved=0)

Wednesday: [God’s Grandeur](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.poetryfoundation.org%2Fpoems%2F44395%2Fgods-grandeur&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936451868&sdata=mD%2B7Y8vO%2BMN3rDpJ6kvwzxmp63TPC9C33mcsg5p%2Fc0A%3D&reserved=0) 

Thursday: [Through the intercession of St. Kateri, patroness of environment](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crs.org%2Fget-involved%2Flearn%2Fresource-center%2Fsaint-spotlight-kateri-tekakwitha%3Fgclid%3DCjwKCAjwp-X0BRAFEiwAheRui3RdgpQsdQgF1oYoeEaPQi_3ohxKyK6NPd1S893_28m0J9pJFDkNaRoCE8oQAvD_BwE&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936461863&sdata=cbh9ABxJekHqhl2qtAsLCyPjkKAHzwKYKiT1OY0Q8A0%3D&reserved=0)

Friday: [For An End to Waste (And don’t stop here! A list for continued prayer for creation)](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xavier.edu%2Fjesuitresource%2Fonline-resources%2Fprayer-index%2Fsustainability-prayers&data=02%7C01%7CMCKENZPJ%40neumann.edu%7Cf6aba146d40f42efc75f08d7e54106cc%7C0625771818b8471e979d44ec1dcafa3b%7C0%7C0%7C637229939936461863&sdata=Guu81RkLHCLw3Ab62IVfxZZMjtX5ANh9IrUdGO3RqmI%3D&reserved=0)

**CM Picks for the Week:**

**Book: **The Rent Collector 

**Movies: **Disney + "Celebrate Earth Month" Collection 

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