The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s work in ecological sustainability was featured in the July edition of the Catholic Climate Covenant’s newsletter.

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s work in ecological sustainability was featured in the July edition of the Catholic Climate Covenant’s newsletter.
A collaborative effort between the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, and Nelson County 4-H Youth Development is empowering local youth to be citizen scientists by measuring water quality in their watershed.
This week we celebrate Laudato Si’ Week with a series of reflections on each of the seven goals of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform.
[Pat Bartolo, SCN, enjoying the wild Mountain Laurel shrubs in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia.] The...
[Amy Pascucci and her daughters picking up trash at Nazareth on Earth Day.] “Education in environmental responsibility...
I stand alongside Kelly O'Mahony, SCN, left, and Carolyn Cromer, Director of Ecological Sustainability, two women who...
[Bethel novices eating a plant-based meal in 2019.] An awareness of the gravity of today’s cultural and ecological...
[Sister Joel Urumpil ministering to Karmali Villagers who are standing up to illegal mining.] When nature is viewed...
Last summer, I visited the Nelson County Fair's rodeo, a much-anticipated event in the community, with two other...
Sister Paschal and Sister Molly teach us how to grow microgreens and sprouts in a new video from the Office of...
My own service support system at Nazareth has included my site director, Ellen Sprigg, center, and her daughter,...
Eyes wide, Julia marvels at the amphibian eggs she's holding. Exploring the first signs of new life in vernal pools...
Join the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth's Office of Ecological Sustainability for an Earth Day Cleanup this Earth Day:...
Ann Roberta Powers, SCN (deceased), and Malini Manjoly, SCN, walk together with...
One of my favorite spots for spiritual reflection and grounding at Nazareth is on the banks of our ponds, as pictured...
Planting a tree at the Preranalaya Social Development Centre (PSDC), in Musunuru, India, 2017. “Love, overflowing with...
Whitney Wurzel, Executive Director of New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, and Julia Gerwe, AmeriCorps volunteer,...
Francisca Kindo, SCN, stands in prayer in front of the statue of Bishop David in Mokama, India. “The ecological crisis...
Mary Virginia “Tootsie” Gish, SCNA, engages with children during her ministry in Botswana. “All Christian communities...
Julia Gerwe, left, embraces her call to serve with Susan Gatz, SCN, center, and Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN, at a November...
“Care for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion… We must regain...
“A technological and economic development which does not leave in its wake a better world and an integrally higher...
“The human environment and the natural environment deteriorate together; we cannot adequately combat environmental...
“We have forgotten that we ourselves are dust of the earth; our very bodies are made up of her elements, we breathe...
My work to advance the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth's mission to care for the Earth often leads me to reflect on the...
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s Office of Ecological Sustainability is partnering with New Pioneers for a...
Article written by Julia Gerwe for Global Sister Report Editor's note: Notes from the Field are reports from young...
On January 24, 2022, the Office of Ecological Sustainability hosted a “weed wrangle” to tackle encroaching invasive...
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s Lay Mission Volunteer Program and Office of Ecological Sustainability were...