Month: January 2021

When thinking about what type of service or platform to create for helping people on their care of creation journey, I keep coming back to the question of “What do people want?” Want can be a funny verb. Most of us want a lot of things, especially on the surface level, like comfort, security, convenience,… Continue reading

Fair warning that today’s blog post is bleak. However, I think while exploring themes of hope, we also need to face the reality of climate change head on. Last week the news came out the global greenhouse emissions dropped more than 10 percent in 2020, reaching their lowest levels in at least 3 decades. Behind… Continue reading

Today’s Responsorial Psalm from today’s mass is psalm 40 with the response “Here I am Lord; I come to do your will.” This short phrase packs a punch and applies to so much of our lives. What stands out to me today is the posture in which we place ourselves before God and His will.… Continue reading

There’s something about snow that never gets old. Maybe living in Wisconsin makes it a requirement to enjoy snow, but I feel that falling snow is nature’s offer to us to stop and appreciate the world around us. Of course, I know that snow brings dangers for travel and for those without adequate shelter. It… Continue reading

Today a few institutions in the US published that 2020 tied for the hottest year on record. While not necessarily surprising to those that have followed the results of climate studies the past few years, it is still extremely disheartening. To put it bluntly, that graphic from the NY Times fills me with despair. With… Continue reading

There is an old Chinese proverb that says “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” I appreciate how this saying recognizes feelings of frustration and anxiety about lateness, while encouraging action today. It certainly applies to much in life, but today I thought of the… Continue reading

From my perspective, climate change definitely grew in awareness in 2020 and reached the public discussion more than usual. It was raised as a key contributing factor in some of the extreme and very unfortunate weather events of 2020, particularly the wildfires on the west coast. It was a topic in one of the presidential… Continue reading

Lynne and I use a Google chromecast and when not in use, it cycles through high-resolution images of beautiful landscapes, animals and cities. These images can spark you with inspiration and awe, especially in a year when most of us were stuck on our couch. However, these images sometimes suggest that I need to travel… Continue reading

I’ve been thinking a lot about social networks this week and the role they played in this week’s terrible event at the Capitol. We’ve heard about the impacts of social networks and how they can serve as echo chambers, spread misinformation and increase divisiveness. There were a lot of factors that led up to Wednesday’s… Continue reading

One of the reasons I’m writing this blog is to help inspire me to create a new digital tool for Catholics to integrate care of creation into their own lives and invite them to strengthen their faith. I believe that there is a need for this sort of tool because people are becoming more aware… Continue reading