glenhagen farm retreat Princeton, IL glenhagen farm retreat encourages the stewardship of God’s creation, challenging groups to consider ways in which together we can care… Read More »August 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Water Engineers for The Americas & Africa (WEFTA) Bolivia Santa Fe, NM Water Engineers for the Americas (WEFTA) is a publicly funded, volunteer-based 501(c)3 non-profit… Read More »July 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Community gardens are growing in popularity because they bring people together, increase access to fresh foods, address hunger, offer learning opportunities, and are good for… Read More »Helping Community Gardens Bloom
Conservancy for Healing and Heritage Healing Garden Franklin, WI The mission of Conservancy for Healing and Heritage is to conserve and develop 36 acres of… Read More »June 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Change is rarely achieved in a single, dramatic action. Change occurs because, little by little, people of goodwill … act. U.S. Senator Paul Simon I… Read More »Ordinary People Doing Small Things Make A Difference
by Sister Bea Hernandez Single-use plastic is everywhere! Whether in our oceans, piling up on our coastlines, or contributing to our climate crisis, plastic pollution… Read More »Creating a Plastic-Free Kitchen
Springbank Christian Center Wetland Dam Restoration Project Kingstree, SC Springbank Christian Center has been staffed and supported by the Adrian Dominican Sisters continuously for 35… Read More »May 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast believes that there are two qualities in our basic definition of gratitude. The first is appreciation—we recognize that something is valued without… Read More »Grateful For All Things – April 2023
An Advocacy Opportunity From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The proposed Agricultural Resilience Act currently being considered as part of the Farm Bill that is… Read More »Urge Congress to Support Climate Resilient Food & Farms
An Advocacy Opportunity From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: It is time for our nation to get serious about turning away from dependence on fossil… Read More »Stop fossil fuel facilities before they’re even built
Water Literacy Program The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (University of Illinois Extension) Sycamore, IL The University of Illinois was established to… Read More »April 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The annual US Budget Bill is a moral document which proclaims to the world what our real values are. … Read More »Tell Congress to Follow the Science and Support International Climate Finance
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