Living Our Profound Humanity in a Digital Age
When OpenAI released ChatGPT to the general public in November 2022, I was reluctant to be drawn into the hype. In fact, it was several years before I asked ChatGPT…
Working with Personal Limitations as a Gardener
“A 6-pack of those tomatoes is the same price as two of them – that’s a much better deal” my inner voice pleaded. “But I’ve started most of our tomatoes…
Laudato Si’ and Samoa
The more we love Planet Earth the more we will reverence and protect our natural environment. The more we love Planet Earth, the more we will be aware that we…
A “Yes!” Renewed
I’m gonna open my heart and say yes, yes to life like the crocus growin’ up through the snow I’m gonna open my heart and say yes, yes to life…
Responding to Climate Change in New Zealand
There are few who would claim that climate change is good for us. What is particularly problematic for me as a New Zealander are the different responses currently being suggested.…
The Beauty of Soil Part I
It was my interest in safe and healthy food that first drew me to gardening, which seemed a good way to provide pesticide-free, nutritious meals over the summer and well…
An Easter Rising
Last month, on March 2, I attended a workshop entitled “Shifting from Climate Anxiety to Climate Action.”1 The sustainability expert’s presentation was upbeat, encouraging the enthusiastic embrace of climate actions…
Catholic Sisters as Eco-Missionaries
The Sisters of Our Lady of Missions, my congregation, was one of the many 19th century congregations founded to involve Catholic sisters in a subordinate capacity in assisting bishops and…
Come Into The Garden With Me
A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), British horticulturist and garden…