While browsing a folder of religious iconography, I came across an unusual sight: the image of a saint with a swan at his side: St. Hugh of Lincoln, the...
Ecological justice
Reported stories, essays, and critical reviews dealing with ecological justice and our relationship with the rest of creation.
When the encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for our Common Home) was released in 2015, I had high hopes that the Catholic Church in the United States would...
The world is facing record-breaking temperatures year after year, and an increase in climate-related catastrophes. Since scientists have made it abundantly...
Fumed Public Health Watch (NPR, 2025) The first season of Fumed, a podcast by Public Health Watch, details not just what’s polluting the air (and water and...
Night Palace Mount Eerie (P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2024) Phil Elverum just wants to feel alive. All of his music, be it released under The Microphones or Mount...
Servant of God Dorothy Day said, “Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed that easily,” referencing her cofounding of the Catholic Worker movement...
Millions of people all over the world would probably be eager to sit at the feet of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, basking in his brilliance. That may be why...
When I sat down to watch Jon Chu’s film adaptation of Stephen Schwartz’s smash-hit musical Wicked, I expected to be captivated—and I was. Having seen the...
At Just Roots Chicago, a dedicated staff and team of 1,500 volunteers have transformed three and a half acres into a community farm on the site of a demolished...
This is an excerpt from Green Saints for a Green Generation (Orbis Books), edited by Libby Osgood, C.N.D.. Reprinted with permission from the author. Before...
