During my two weeks in Ghana, there was virtually no rain. In mid-July, the fields of Northern Ghana should already be teeming with corn, their second crop...
Ecological justice
Purchasing your food should be a decision that’s about something besides convienence and price. Where and how you purchase your food can have widespread...
On June 18, Pope Francis will publish the Church's first enyclical on ecology. While for many this is an exciting and unprecedented move, others have...
This holiday season, turn down the thermostat and give peace a chance. The season of the prince of peace is upon us once again, yet the world seems aswirl with...
By Marybeth Lorbiecki (Rizzoli Ex Libris, 2014) In Following St. Francis: John Paul II’s Call for Ecological Action, Marybeth Lorbiecki uses primary...
Let’s stop big corporations from playing hunger games with our food production. As summer fades into true autumn this month, World Food Day (October 16)...
As tensions heat up in Iraq, one underlying cause of the conflict remains overlooked. In mid-June, a lightning-fast assault by Islamist extremists bannered...
Ending our reliance on fossil fuels might mean digging deeper to find alternative solutions to our global energy crisis. Sounding Board is one person’s take on...
According to Catholic Rural Life, what we eat is a moral issue. How do we use an informed conscience to make moral eating decisions? 1. By placing an emphasis...
The year 2009 was a particularly challenging one for independent farmers like Teri Rosendahl. With the global financial crisis in full swing, small family...
