There has been a death in my family—two actually, or 60,000, depending on how you count. To be specific, neither of my two beehives survived the winter of...
Ecological justice
Reported stories, essays, and critical reviews dealing with ecological justice and our relationship with the rest of creation.
Those least responsible for our flood of climate change concerns are bearing the brunt of the storm. A year after the twin blows of Hurricane Irene and the...
There was a time not too long ago when abortion was the primary issue when it came to choosing an elected official. In fact, it seemed as though that was the...
To the well-known saint, the most important human right is the right to love. We live in a society that highly values perceived rights. People advocate for...
Abstaining from chicken nuggets and burgers during Lent can teach us about caring for animals, our neighbors, and the Earth as much as it does about self...
Fifty years after the game-changing Second Vatican Council a new generation helps the church respond to today’s signs of the times. Here, Dom Erwin Krautler...
Even if St. Francis of Assisi wasn’t an environmentalist in the modern sense of the word, Keith Warner, OFM finds modern Catholics can learn a lot from...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the...
In Appalachia, the coal industry thrives on stripping the landscape—and people’s livelihoods. [Watch the slideshow that accompanies this article.] Rick...
Let’s not only be green when summer’s here but also during the most wonderful time of the year. The anticipation was over, the gifts all opened...
