Parishes use growing things to teach mercy

Father Ken Fleck, pastor, works with students at St. George School in Tinley Park making pies from the parish apple crop on Oct. 3. This is the 15th season of Fleck’s Seeds of Faith —Harvest of Hope, a program that invites students and parishioners at St. George to grow crops for themselves and for the local food pantry. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)