Environment

A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling, "Caretta caretta," makes its way to the ocean Aug. 26, 2020. (Ecological Associates Inc.)

Can conservation measures save sea turtles from climate change?

Sep 18, 2020

Three species of sea turtles still return to South Florida's beaches to lay their eggs, and groups like Ecological Associates are helping keep their nests safe. The biggest threats to turtles, of course, are humans.

Five hundred laps: the path to wonder and awe

by Tracey Horan

Aug 21, 2020

Horizons - Amidst lots of other changes — transitioning housemates, learning a new ministry and a new community, living in a language that isn't my first, then experiencing countless shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic — there is one comforting constant.

Sr. Lucy Slinger offers a garden tour on FSPA lands outside La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Franciscan Sisters give NCR $1.5 million to help 'wake up the world'

by NCR Staff

Jul 31, 2020

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration announced on July 31 a gift of $1.5 million to NCR’s endowment earmarked to support and amplify “integral ecological education and journalism reflecting the spirit of Laudato Si’.” The gift marks the establishment of the Laudato Si' Fund at NCR.

Sr. Christine Singini sprays organic pesticide on maize crops of the Daughters of the Redeemer's organic farm outside Chilanga town in Zambia. The sisters make organic pesticides to fight common pests, such as cutworms and aphids. (GSR/Doreen Ajiambo)

Amid biting drought, sisters in Zambia fend off hunger with organic farming

by Doreen Ajiambo

Jul 16, 2020

The Daughters of the Redeemer use produce grown on their 15 acres outside Chilanga, Zambia, to feed young students and vulnerable families, and have taken training in organic farming to villages in the area.

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Can conservation measures save sea turtles from climate change?

Five hundred laps: the path to wonder and awe

Franciscan Sisters give NCR $1.5 million to help 'wake up the world'

Amid biting drought, sisters in Zambia fend off hunger with organic farming

Preserving trees by making charcoal from paper litter

Kenya to demolish Catholic hospital to reclaim forest land

'I can't breathe' — the words that haunt us

East Africa flooding displaces thousands, sisters offer some relief

Acting in the midst of grief: how to be during this time

Instead of a 'return to normal,' let's pursue a profound transformation

Nun leads young Kenyans to make 'little contributions' to Laudato Si'

Plan D: Louie and Wall-E

Green Fair Folk Festival: No fried foods in sight!

A sacred reciprocity: a cross-kindom collaboration

'This is water management.' St. Joseph sisters create massive rain garden in New Orleans

With congregation-wide commitments, sisters are active in sustainable living

Women religious model the Christian ecological vocation

Hymns, teach-ins and a horse ride to school: Catholic stories of the first Earth Day

Conservation easement makes land 'Our Common Home'

On Earth Day's 50th anniversary, bees buzz with hope for California sisters

Mercy sisters cook up recipes for a less-meat Lent (and not just on Fridays)

Brazil remembers Sr. Dorothy Stang; landless defenders still threatened

'Washerwomen God' invites us

We are Earth: What is Earth hearing and feeling?

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