I just came across a collection of writings on creation care from Pope John Paul II. He was outspoken about our need to care for God’s creation, and I've learned a lot from reading his observations and wisdom. If you would like to explore some of the Pope's writings, click here.  Here's one of my favorite quotes--it renewed and inspired my work today:

"We praise God for the beauty of the cosmos and of the earth, the marvelous garden that he entrusted to men and women in order that they might cultivate it and tend it (cf. Gen 2:15). It is good that people remember that they find themselves in a flowerbed of the immense universe, created for them by God. It is important for people to realize that neither they nor the matters which they so frantically pursue are "everything". Only God is "everything", and in the end everyone will have to give an accounting of themselves to him."

-Discourse After Testimonies for Peace, At the Day of Prayer for Peace, January 24, 2002

Nancy Sleeth serves as Blessed Earth's Program Director and resides with her husband, Matthew, in Wilmore, KY.