Ecology
Learn to Love the Earth
The distinction between creation and nature is an important one when we discuss the integrity of nature from the Franciscan tradition.
The Word Dwells in Creation
As the Word dwells in the human person, so, too, the same Word dwells in creation.
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I’d Like to Say: St. Francis Reminds Us of Our Place in Creation
There weren’t ecologists in the Middle Ages, at least by our modern understanding of environmentalism. But St. Francis changed all that with a new vision of creation as a reflection of God’s love and the Incarnation.
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The Holiness of a Honeybee
Jesus said that nobody can enter the kingdom of God unless they become like a little child (Mt 18:3).
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Loving Creation, Loving God
When we allow ourselves to be as open as a child in our relationship with creation, we are one step closer to bringing about the kingdom of God.
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Heed the Call
Many in the US prefer to pretend that “everything’s fine,” ignoring the world’s ecological crisis.
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Indigenous wisdom and science can work together to solve crises, pope says