Posts by Caroline
Our House is On Fire
On Monday, April 15th, and from around the world, we watched our house burn. Notre Dame Cathedral. We watched from the streets. We watched from the rooftops. We watched from our televisions, and from behind the cameras on our cell phones. No matter our faith or non-faith, we witnessed the erosion of strength and resilience,…
Read MoreAny One Thing Hitched to Every Other Thing
There are three things on my mind today, and like everything, they are interconnected. To be truthful, there are more than three things on my mind, but during this ecological travesty that will define and serve as the legacy of this president, administration, and congress, any more than three – and that’s a stretch –…
Read MoreChange is Coming
Dear Friends, For a long time I had thought I might be able to navigate an ecological path without tripping over the obstacles of politics and religion. I was wrong. Not only are the members of the earth community, including humans, interconnected and interdependent, so also are the institutions of human endeavor; they cannot be…
Read MoreEarth Day ~ Sense of Place XI
It is a very good thing to celebrate Earth Day. Any time people are encouraged to spend time outdoors is an opportunity for breathing and healing. Being outdoors can be a mystical experience, quite beyond a “task oriented” proposition. Earth Day then, need not be a call to action, for example, environmental clean-up. Earth Day…
Read MoreKibble Walks ~ Sense of Place Part X
I am often asked by people who have read my most recent book, The God Presumption, if I really gift the bark of trees with dog kibble. Yes I do, even in the coldest of our New Hampshire winters; on my return from the early morning walk, I sometimes require half an hour in…
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