I love the wonder of each of the seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter. Personally, I love spring and summer the best with longer daylight and warmer temperatures. I love being outside enjoying God ...
“Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love each separate thing.” Sometimes when I am caught ...
Editor’s Note: This is a guest column by Jeffrey Bilbro, assistant professor of English at Spring Arbor University. His book Loving God’s Wildness: The Christian Roots of Ecological Ethics in American ...
Find today’s readings here. If you’re a regular reader of America or tend to follow liturgical developments in the Catholic church, you may remember that in July of this year, the Vatican approved new ...
We're now in the second week of the Season of Creation. From Pope Francis celebrating the World Day of Prayer for Creation during the Sunday Angelus on Sept. 1, to a 4 a.m. (!) ecumenical walk in the ...
What is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that you should care for him? You can find today’s readings here. More often than not, while witnessing an especially gorgeous sunset, ...
When we speak of Creation, it seems that we need to be aware of what might be called a hierarchy of creative value. At the top of the hierarchy is the Creator himself; then there is creation, which is ...
God calls us to cultivate the earth—not to leave it alone. Many Christians are suspicious of terms like “environmentally sustainable,” “green,” or “eco-friendly.” The images the terms conjure, and the ...