Praise God! Laudate Deum! Pope Francis gave us this sequel exhortation to Laudato Si! in October 2023 out of dire concern that “the world in which we live is...
“While centering prayer is done privately most of the time, a weekly sharing of the experience in a small group has proven to be very supportive, as well as a means of continuing education. The weekly meeting also serves as...
Do you know how plastic impacts climate change? In a paper published in 2023 by Kayla Vasarhelyi, an honors student studying Ecology at the University of Colorado, we get some answers. The following...
To be “Easter people” is to be, starting now, eternally brought to new life by the Source of life, love, energy, and vision that is God. But our new life, just like the new life of Jesus, is brought about as the culmination of the Paschal Mystery played out in us. We ourselves are...
“Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves, or as a mere setting in which we live. We are a part of nature”. Pope Francis The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. Earth Day is ...
Did you know that April is Earth month? April Food for Thought articles will focus on topics concerning care for God’s creation, including information on area activities for Earth Day (April 22). As we prepare to consider this sacred obligation, consider praying this beautiful prayer excerpted from ...
Episcopal priest Cynthia Bourgeault writes of hope as a quality of God’s mercy, fully available to us through contemplative practice: . It is entered always and only through surrender; that is, through the willingness to let go of everything we are presently clinging to. And yet when we enter it, it enters us and fills us with its own life—a quiet strength beyond anything we have ever known. And since that strength is, in fact, a piece of God’s purposiveness coursing like...