Month: February 2021

Because I work on developing small kitchen appliances, I spend a lot of my job thinking about cooking and about food. We monitor trends in the cooking space and decipher what it means for our own products. Recently with the impacts of Covid-19 and stay-at-home measures, cooking at home has increased significantly. I hope this… Continue reading

The famous photograph called the “Blue Marble” was taken on December 7th, 1972 by the crew of Apollo 17. It was the first ever photo to capture the entire earth in one shot. Although we have seen many higher-resolution photos and videos of the entire earth from space since that photo, it is still awe-inspiring… Continue reading

This January I joined an organization called Citizen’s Climate Lobby, an organization pursuing climate change solutions through democracy. I plan to post more about the organization and what I’m learning in the future, but today I want to share the organization’s main focus: the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763). This bill was… Continue reading

This week I read a fascinating long-form article from the New Yorker about Molly Burhans and her work mapping the landholdings of the global Catholic Church. Her goal is to use this data to help the Church put its enormous amount of land to better use in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.… Continue reading

A few months ago I read a book called The Overstory by Richard Powers. The book follows the story of a handful of characters and how their lives become intertwined with the environment, particularly with trees. Throughout the novel, Powers explores how we relate to the natural world and what we mean to the natural… Continue reading

Since the start of the pandemic, there haven’t been a lot of options for exercising. Typically I like to play organized or pick up sports like soccer, basketball, ultimate frisbee and others. As a result, I have found myself going on runs more frequently, especially runs outside even in cold weather. Running has been a… Continue reading

We live in a consumerist society – there’s no denying this fact. I cannot wrap my mind around how many different things could arrive to our doorsteps within two days. It is a global manufacturing, supply chains and logistics marvel. Yet, it also presents us with an enormous challenge: how do we keep ourselves from… Continue reading

Today I would like to share a prayer published with Laudato Si’ and ask that we all continue to seek God and His encouragement through prayer: All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universeand in the smallest of your creatures.You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.Pour out upon us the power of your… Continue reading