Creating a Plastic-Free Kitchen
by Sister Bea Hernandez Single-use plastic is everywhere! Whether in our oceans, piling up on our coastlines, or contributing to our climate crisis, plastic pollution… Read More »Creating a Plastic-Free Kitchen
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Sister Bea Hernandez
Sr. Beatrice Hernandez is a retired physician, having served in the specialty of Hematology and Oncology for over 25 years. She was the founder of the Hematology/Oncology Treatment Center at La Porte Hospital, in La Porte Indiana, including the establishment of the hospital/s Cancer Registry, monthly tumor board conferences for the medical and nursing staffs, and Certification as a recognized Comprehensive Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons and as a member of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group for cancer research. Sr. Bea also served on the board and as executive director of Upendo Village NFP, a collaboration between the Wheaton Franciscans and the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi to provide support and services to people living with HIV / AIDS in Naivasha, Kenya. Sr. Bea has lived as a vowed Franciscan since 1967. She has been a participant in the US JPIC team since 1981. She served on the Wheaton Franciscan Provincial Council from 1996-2000 and as Provincial Directress from 2008-2012. She is presently the US Regional JPIC Coordinator (since 2013) and has been our International Congregational JPIC Coordinator from 2016-2022.
Urge Congress to Support Climate Resilient Food & Farms
An Advocacy Opportunity From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The proposed Agricultural Resilience Act currently being considered as part of the Farm Bill that is… Read More »Urge Congress to Support Climate Resilient Food & Farms
Stop fossil fuel facilities before they’re even built
An Advocacy Opportunity From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: It is time for our nation to get serious about turning away from dependence on fossil… Read More »Stop fossil fuel facilities before they’re even built
Mass Shootings In the US Must End
by Sister Bea Hernandez, Wheaton Franciscan JPIC Coordinator On March 27, 2023, another mass shooting at The Covenant Elementary School at Covenant Presbyterian Church in… Read More »Mass Shootings In the US Must End
Tell Congress: Defend Medicaid and CHIP
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: As the House and Senate debate the federal budget, some members are again threatening cuts to Medicaid and the… Read More »Tell Congress: Defend Medicaid and CHIP
Tell Congress to Follow the Science and Support International Climate Finance
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The annual US Budget Bill is a moral document which proclaims to the world what our real values are. … Read More »Tell Congress to Follow the Science and Support International Climate Finance
Electrify the Postal Service
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: We applaud the US Postal Service for its decision to begin to replace their truck fleets with electric, made… Read More »Electrify the Postal Service
Stop the Willow Project
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The Willow Project is a decades long oil drilling project in the arctic proposed for the north slope of… Read More »Stop the Willow Project
China’s peace proposal to end the Russia/Ukraine war
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: On February 24, the government of China released a 12-point peace proposal to end the Russia/Ukraine war. The document is short… Read More »China’s peace proposal to end the Russia/Ukraine war
Take Action: Tell Congress to ban organophosphates
As we celebrate the Season of Creation, we urge you to take action to protect our environment from the neurotoxic organophosphate pesticides that continue to… Read More »Take Action: Tell Congress to ban organophosphates
Tell NOAA: Protect North Atlantic right whales
As we begin this Season of Creation, this week we want to focus our attention on the oceans, which are home to many creatures great… Read More »Tell NOAA: Protect North Atlantic right whales
Urge Congress to Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act Today!
Join CCUSA today in helping our nation’s Afghan allies by urging your senators and representatives to enact, in the remaining days of the 117th Congress,… Read More »Urge Congress to Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act Today!
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