Tips and suggestions for parishes planning to prioritize the environment. 1. Schedule a Bike- or Walk-to-Church Sunday. 2. Offer pitchers of water instead of...
Ecological justice
Reported stories, essays, and critical reviews dealing with ecological justice and our relationship with the rest of creation.
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...
Parishes are finding that reducing their carbon footprint is not only an environmental issue but a spiritual one, too. Parishioners at Mary Immaculate Church...
A Franciscan environmental activist recycles some ancient traditions for modern use. [Read more about St. Francis, patron of ecology.] Hundreds of years before...
Simply defined, to sin is to say “no” to God. It is a rejection of God’s free gifts as well as the grace-filled relationship that God always offers. It is to...
Would you like a demonstration of the Catholic belief that everyone has a right to the beauty of God's creation? Visit a national park. This October...
Your reusable water bottle and organic shoes might have more of an impact on Mother Earth than you think. According to Daniel Goleman, it's not easy...
Could ending our adoration of oil be the key to a peaceful future? Has the idea of American exceptionalism finally run its historical course in the big muddy...
The scarcity of our most precious resource will make you rethink your morning shower. From her mud-walled hut in the village of Gutu Dobi, Ethiopia, Loko...
Why a future of endless economic growth is not the cure for what ails the earth. After wandering around an academic wilderness for 30 or so years, a fella...
