I can point to the minute of the day last June as the moment of inception. I was returning to Trenton, New Jersey, following a session with my spiritual director. Maybe I would throw my hat in the ring for U.S. Congress. If I cared about God's creation and justice,...

The financial pillaging of our nation's economy is having a galvanizing effect. There is a rising chorus of people who see lack of accountability from top to bottom for what it is. When the very people who knew what they were doing, and did it anyway -- prompting the massive...

Bill Clinton wrote about jobs creation in Newsweek earlier this summer. It's a hot topic these days. Facing stubborn high unemployment numbers and the sluggish economy overall, I am as interested as the next person in jumpstarting our economy. Having been unemployed for some time this past year, I understand...

While health needs in poor communities grow, the wealth gap between rich and poor in the United States is now greater than several developing countries in Africa and Asia. Such startling statistics are documented in Jeff Madrick's new book, "The Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline...

What is it about nature that holds our attention, and doesn't let go easily? Are the sounds of alley cats and yellow jackets trying to tell us something? As a former campus minister, I had the privilege not only to join students on scenic retreat grounds, but to hear them...

Around our community garden behind my house stand high grasses, bushes and flowers, and a few leafy trees swaying in the wind. Singing birds are constantly circling above the garden. At my kitchen table, or in the small den on the second floor, I enjoy the view. Then, one balmy...

A few years ago, when I first learned about Mountain Top Removal operations (MTR) during a cultural immersion experience in West Virginia, I became so numb and overwhelmed with disgust, I imagined myself incapable of doing anything constructive. A few months later, I found relief in composing a poem about...