After a brief reflection on what I am calling a “We” awareness of creation’s unity and the many examples in the news of lack of this awareness, this site suggests the benefit of grieving these absences. It adds a Grieving Ritual that includes appropriate music for lamenting and for renewing hope for the future.
I was invited by the Italian-based Wisdom Factory to be interviewed on the subject of Creating Community Climate Change Cultures. The approach is based upon stories of my organizing experiences trying to adapt the New Cosmology insights of Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme to local communities. It also draws upon my organizing experiences working with […]
In 2001 I was invited by Thomas Berry to attend a conference in Northern Virginia hosted by the London-based Gaia Foundation. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Berry’s new concept of an Earth Jurisprudence. There were a dozen of us, in attendance, half lawyers, half people like myself working with indigenous communities around […]
This site contains a reflection on Earth’s story of overcoming life-threats and what current threats could mean for evolution’s future. It also contains a suggested prayer that includes thanksgiving for Earth’s story and motivations for action.
In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in the world to enshrine the rights of nature into its constitution, affirming that nature has the right to “exist, persist, and maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its evolutionary processes.” Where we stand on this profound paradigm shift may well depend on how we […]
Long before there were human laws people were guided by the Laws of Nature. This is still the case among many indigenous peoples. This article is about a conference in Virginia where Thomas Berry’s describes the development of an Earth Jurisprudence. It provides a potential bridge between Earth Laws and human laws.
This is a review and discussion about John Haught’s new book “The New Cosmic Story” and Ted Peter’s book “God in Cosmic History: Where Science and History Meet Religion”
Receiving ashes on the forehead the day Lent begins is a ritual Catholics (and some others) wouldn’t miss. It began long before we knew the universe story. This ritual “embeds” it in that cosmic story, reminding participants that we are united because we are all from stardust.
This is the newsletter of the American Teilhard Association and features an article by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim titled: Daring to Dream of the Roles of Religion and Planetary Civilization.
Our Vision is to ignite our sense of connectedness with Earth and nurture a spirituality of Earth care through learning circles.
Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
Committed to guiding adults in their journey as they discover the truths about childhood and study Montessori pedagogy. Personal growth and deep understanding prepares us for success.
The result is transformative.
