Ecology

plant poking through dry soil

A Reflection on Planet Earth

In an era when people form and reinforce their opinions entirely within a chosen bubble of like minds, any earnest quest for truth seems almost quaint. How did truth become so passé?

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landfill image by Collab Media on Unsplash

Our Disposable Culture

This month is a time for Americans to celebrate both food and family in our land of plenty. But what happens when plenty becomes too much, when surplus turns into waste?
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Appalachian Trail

Life Lessons along the Appalachian Trail

The quiet of the woods was a voice he couldn’t resist.
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Peace and good sign | Image: Nancy Wiechec

St. Francis and Pope Francis: Our Environmental Teachers

Francis of Assisi is my model. He saw the world as a paradise and everything in it as gifts of the Father.
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Body and Earth: Reclaiming the Connection

All good work should connect us—bodies and souls, creatures and creation.
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