Even if Kristin Shrader-Frechette's mother hadn't died of an environmentally-induced cancer at the age of 43, leaving seven children motherless in Kentucky, chances are the Notre Dame professor would still have grown up to be a dynamo researcher and scholar working for environmental justice.

Mother Earth can’t take much more of her human offspring’s hell-raising.

When the Word became flesh, all creation was drawn into the divine embrace. 

Looking to apply your faith to care for creation? Here are some resources for doing so:

"You can't put a mountain back. Do you think you can do a better job than God?

Alexander Lee and other Project Laundry List members don't believe that an energy guzzler like a clothes dryer plays any role in being a good neighbor. They're fighting for the right for all Americans to dry laundry outdoors--including those living in home-owners associations and under other covenants that forbid it.

Reducing our collective carbon footprint can be as easy as plugging in.

Parishes are finding that reducing their carbon footprint is not only an environmental issue but a spiritual one, too.

Five reasons Catholic communities should care about cleaning up the environment. 1. You don't have to believe in climate change to believe in its solution. Energy conservation and alternative energy use mean healthier children, improved national security, and lower heating and cooling bills for families and parishes. It's a "no regrets" strategy.2.

A Franciscan environmental activist recycles some ancient traditions for modern use.