The Art of Creation: Giving Dirt Its Due
December 2, 2021 - It is not just with other animals of the earth that we share a commonality, but with the earth itself. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: A Practice of Praise
October 21, 2021 - When we approach life from a posture of praise, believing that praiseworthy things are all around us, we can see things to praise that we might have overlooked and, with practice, might even find ourselves able to praise things we did not ask for or want. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Long Live the Weeds and Wilderness
September 30, 2021 - For the earnest ecological disciple seeking sources of inspiration, a rich cache can be found in the poetry of the Victorian Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins. By Jeff Reed
The Art of Creation: Tracing a Path of Joy
September 2, 2021 - When a peach isn't "just" a peach, it can be pathway which leads from blossom to blossom, from joy to joy. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: The Riverside
July 22, 2021 Hopelessness paralyzes; in order to step into changes, we need believe that change can affect the future. By Louse Conner
The Art of Creation: The Daily Miraculous
July 1, 2021 - Borrowing the lens of this poet to look at the world can help someone see what is around them with new eyes. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Mourning the Unmourned
June 3, 2021 - The love of this earth we are part of may be innate to humans, but that makes it even more grievous when other loves squeeze out space for that elemental love in our hearts. By Louise Conner