About After growing up in South Dakota, I followed my call to spiritual service in Berkeley at the Chaplaincy Institute. My prior experiences lie in writing, activism, and yoga. Not only have I written for social media, broadcast, and print
Rituals of Anointing (By Intern Adella Barrett)
“She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
Authors as Mentors (By Intern Liz Fifield)
As part of my research for my project on my spiritual connection to nature, I immersed myself in some of the greatest mentors I knew on the topic. I read Wendell Berry’s reflections on the changes of society and resonated
Honoring Stories as a Way to Connect Through Differing Worldviews (By intern Elizabeth Fifield)
There’s something otherworldly about a good conversation. The right kind, impossible to manufacture, can bring about connection, warmth and hope to those lucky enough to experience it. Often, the way to these warm, expansive conversations requires someone trekking through
Praise to the Divine Artist: Stewardship and the Psalms (by Intern Sarah Kretschmann)
When we praise our Creator, we worship the most magnificent of artists. We worship the potter who formed humankind from the fertile soil (Genesis 2:7), molding us like clay (Isaiah 64:8). When we look to the skies we can
Risking Resurrection: Cultivating a Eucharistic Vision (by Intern Jacob Taylor, from the Ohio Mill Creek Watershed)
“Christian hope begins where every other hope stands stiff before the face of the Unspeakable.” Thomas Merton, Raids on the Unspeakable A few months ago I began hosting weekly “Eucharistic contemplation” hours at my house. It initially began as an
Intern – Rie Tanabe
About Rie: Rie Tanabe is from the North Santiam Watershed in Oregon where she recently graduated from Willamette University with a bachelors of arts in environmental and earth sciences. She currently lives in Salem, OR and is looking to pursue
“Catechism of Place” Intro (by Intern Jacob Taylor, from the Ohio Mill Creek Watershed)
For my EcoFaith intern project, I’m working on developing what I’m calling a “Catechism of Place” that’s specific to the Mill Creek watershed where I live in southwestern Ohio. I got the initial concept and language from Ched Myers’ work
Jacob Taylor
About Jacob: Jacob Taylor is a student and lifelong resident of the Maketewah (Mill Creek) watershed in Southwestern Ohio. He received his bachelors in literary and cultural studies from the University of Cincinnati, and now lives in the city’s urban
The Art of Website Design (by Intern Chloe Mankin)
Editorial note: Chloe is one of our EcoFaith Recovery intern. This is her first blog post. Welcome Chloe! When I first started this EcoFaith Recovery internship, I had recently graduated from West Linn High School and was looking to fill