The Art of Creation: Ecological Examen
March 16, 2023 - To help people see the spiritual ramifications of the ways they live within the wider creation, an ecological examen can be a meaningful and useful tool. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Prayer of Orientation
January 26, 2023 - Today I share a prayer from by José Hobday, a Seneca elder and a Sister of the Franciscan Order. Framing that prayer are some of her reflections about learning to "pray always" from the Native American spirituality of her mother and some reflections of my own. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Common Home
November 10, 2022 - Today's prayer from Walter Rauschenbusch calls us to the wonder of this amazing world, and our relationship and responsibility to it. It can also be used as a prayer for corporate repentance and decision-making. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Prayer to the God of All Names
September 15, 2022 - In the prayer I share today, gratitude, grief, and the hope of transformation all find a place. The words lead into and through the daily mixture that are part of our lives, where hope butts up against chaos and mercy falls upon us in the midst of exhaustion. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: In Praise and Confession
June 21, 2022 - Today's prayer comes from The North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology. The prayer begins with praise and thankfulness to God for God's creation and moves into confession for sins against this gift. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Yielding Hosanna
June 9, 2022 - This psalm written by Ernesto Cardenal points us toward the wide creation and the truth that the yielding of the word hosanna is a fit task for all of creation. By Louise Conner
Mountains of Prayer
May 9. 2022 - Most commentators and preachers focus on the centrality of solitude and prayer to the life and ministry of Jesus. What they rarely emphasize is the importance of place in these moments. By James Amadon