RENEW International Renewing Religious Traditions

As a devoutly religious person, I am always pleased to hear of organizations that are working towards renewing religious beliefs whether they are members of my church or another organization. A catholic organization, RENEW International, is an organization that seeks to renew Catholic tradition.

 

RENEW International has several different processes that seek to accomplish this renewal. These include Why Catholic?, ARISE Together in Christ, RENEW: Spiritual Renewal for the 21^st Century, Campus RENEW, RENEW Theology on Tap, RENEW Worldwide, Healing the Body of Christ, and RENEW Resources.  As their mission statement states, these ministries seek to empower individuals and communities to encounter God in everyday life, deepen and share faith, and connect faith with action. I think that if there were more organizations in the world like RENEW International that sought to renew religious traditions, we would see a lot less violence and wickedness in the world. 

Winter Flowers

As an aspiring amateur photographer, my wife has this idea to create a set of photos depicting all four seasons. She plans to hang these pictures in our kitchen with the title "To Every Season." She currently has three of four summer pictures taken and printed. For summer, she has a bright sunflower which she took while we were camping this summer. Her spring picture is of some purple flowers encompassed by grass, which she also took while we camping during the summer. Her fall picture includes an orange leaf sitting on a barren tree. Behind the leaf sits a tiny green leaf, providing life to a dying season.

She's having a difficult time finding a picture for winter. I suggested that she takes some pictures of a forest covered in snow; however, she wants to find the perfect picture of a winter flower. Personally, I didn't know flowers grew in the winter time, especially here in the desert. She might need to order a flower from one of those internet flower shops like 1800flowers.