Care of Creation
Care of Creation is the basis for the North American Dominican Family’s 2006 Call to Justice This broad-ranging principle encompasses a concern for all of Creation and in particular Earth, its creatures and our brothers and sisters. Recognizing Earth is in crisis, the document emphasizes the need “to live simply and practice sustainability.” In particular, attention is paid to the issue of global warming and the steps that can be taken to reduce pollution and our carbon footprint. Education directed at promoting a change in our relationship with Earth has been a goal of several workshops sponsored by Campus Ministry, the Center for Dominican Studies, and various other areas within Barry University. We list some of these below.
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“Embracing the Priority: Care for All Creation,” 9/20/07: This presentation, sponsored by the Center for Dominican Studies and led by Sr. Margaret Galiardi, OP, emphasized a sense of Creation-in-evolution and drew the participants to a keen awareness of the precariousness of our times and the need for action. Read more… |
Earth Our Home: Biblical Witness in Hebrew Scripture, Sarah Sharkey, OP. Dominican Women on Earth series(Issue No. 3; February 2004). Book Study, 2/01/07 & 2/08/07: This book study, facilitated by Fr. Dave Caron, Center for Dominican Studies, encouraged participants to gain new insights from the biblical record and add their own voices to those who spoke and speak prophetically to ecological crisis. Read more….
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“Justice-Making in the Household of the Earth,” 11/30/06: This presentation, sponsored by the Center for Dominican Studies and led by Sr. Sharon Zayac encouraged participants to look deeply at the goodness and wonder of the Creator and all of Creation. It encouraged a view of the “Earth as the household in which we work for justice.” Zayac led a retreat at Thomas University shortly after her presentation at Barry. Read more… |
| Earth Spirituality: In the Catholic and Dominican Traditions, Sr. Sharon Zayac, OP. Dominican Women on Earth series (Issue No. 1; June 2003). Book Study, 10/4/06: This book study, facilitated by Fr. Dave Caron, Center for Dominican Studies, looked to the tradition Zayac outlined in her book. Participants found that they, like the author, sensed themselves as part of one unfolding story, with all things being inter-related. Read More….. |
| Exploring the “Powers of the Universe,” Video Series and Discussion Group, 9/7; 10/5; 11/2; 12/7: This monthly supper and discussion group, co-sponsored by the Center for Dominican Studies and the Center for Earth Jurisprudence, discussed the synthesis of scientific and spiritual worldviews by Brian Swimme, Ph.D., in this video series. Swimme presented “The cosmological powers of the universe” in a manner designed to empower people to rediscover and remember who they truly are in the greater story of life. Read more… |
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