Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry With the recent ruling that redefines “harm” by removing the phrase “including harm to the environment in which endangered species live,” from the Endangered Species Act, the “Environmental Protection” Agency continues to bleed by a thousand cuts the environmental protections that have a proven impact on saving those species. You … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations policy advisor, Susie Faria, recently participated in an American Lands Project trip for faith leaders to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She observed, “The connection between God, land, wildlife, and people [here] is palpable. Seeing wildlife and meeting the people who call this place … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry For some time the news about our environment hasn’t been uplifting. Thankfully there continue to be faithful advocates who don’t give up and a California Legislature that is willing to work on behalf of the people. Our friends at California Interfaith Power and Light, offer this opportunity to learn about … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry Bring a little love to the bay! If you aren’t planning on attending services this Sunday (July 5) consider signing up for the “I Love a Clean San Diego” beach clean up morning. People from all over our fine city will gather to clean up the post Independence Day mess on … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry St. Paul’s Cathedral’s very own Virginia Howlett, artist extraordinaire, was commissioned by Scripps to create these meditative panels, “44 San Diego Skies,” in La Jolla. Virginia’s work exemplifies how artistic expression of nature contributes to holistic care in medicine. This installation opened recently, and can be experienced by the general public: … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry The Climate Action Campaign has alerted us to the EPA’s threat of loosening 2024 environmental protections that are keeping hazardous coal ash out of our most vulnerable communities. Arsenic, lead, chromium, and radium are linked to serious health outcomes. Communities of concern are most often in the vicinity of the coal … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Thanks to those of you who completed postcards at the Simpler Living advocacy table in the past few weeks. Along with your support and that of thousands of other Californians, on May 19 the State Senate passed SB 868, the Plug-In solar bill! Now the bill will be taken up by the State Assembly … READ MORE…
There can be a tension between trusting in God and walking the way of Jesus. With so much happening in our world at this critical moment in history, it’s tempting to take one path – particularly trusting in God – and leave the walking to someone else. Yet when we don’t follow Jesus as his … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry How can we maintain resolve to care for God’s good Creation in the midst of setbacks in environmental laws and a general disregard for the natural world around us? One way is to come together in prayer and celebrate Earth! Join Simpler Living members for our annual Spring retreat at … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry & Sacred Ground in Action Initiative Taking place each week from February 26 until March 26 from 6:30 – 8 pm, one of the virtual Lenten book study selections this year is Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by geologist and writer Lauret Savoy. From a Ploughshares review: “[Savoy] traces her Native, … READ MORE…