Read a Jan. 2, 2014, story from National Catholic Reporter about how Catholic bishops, organizations and individuals around the country are voicing concerns over the natural gas industry practice known as fracking.

Sister Miriam Therese MacGillis is a Roman Catholic sister in the Dominican order who has been deeply involved in environmental work for decades. In 1980, she helped create Genesis Farm, an Earth literacy center in Blairstown, N.J., and she serves as its director. In 2007, the environmental magazine Grist named her one of the world’s top […]

Read an Oct. 16, 2013, article in The Atlantic about Roman Catholic nuns from a variety of orders who have become deeply involved in environmentalism.

Lorrie Heber is director of the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. The center fosters “the preservation, restoration and reverent use of all natural resources” and offers workshops, “Earth Sabbaticals” and other events.

Sister Linda Neil is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and is based in the order’s Albany, N.Y., province. Neil, who has master’s degrees in Earth literacy and in religious studies, teaches a workshop series titled “Encountering Earth: Reclaiming the Human in the Web of Life,” designed to help participants become […]

Read a March 19, 2013, Religion News Service story about Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass. Among other things, he called for people in positions of power to be “protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.”

The Rev. Charles Morris is a Catholic priest and an assistant professor in the religious studies department at Madonna University in Livonia, Mich. Morris founded Michigan Interfaith Power & Light and regularly blogs about environmental matters for National Catholic Reporter.

Sister Paula Gonzalez is a member of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati who has been involved in energy and environmental issues since the 1970s. A former biology professor, she regularly gives talks on eco-spirituality and related topics. She was instrumental in establishing EarthConnection, a nonprofit environmental learning center in Cincinnati.

The Passionist Earth & Spirit Center strives “to inspire, educate and mobilize religious institutions and people of faith to assume an active role in caring for God’s creation, embracing Gospel justice and nurturing spiritual wisdom.” The center describes itself as rooted in Christianity and the Passionist charism but with programs and resources available to all. It’s […]