“Each of the various creatures….. reflects in its own way a ray of God’s infinite wisdom”
This year’s ecumenical Season of Creation takes the theme: To Hope and Act with Creation.
How can we do this?
In this weekend celebrating Creation, we will reflect on the words of Job who invited us to “ask the animals” what they can teach us about our faith (Job 12:7-10). In His teaching, Jesus frequently drew on nature to illustrate the Christian way of life (e.g. Matthew 6: 26-30).
In contemplating animals, we can learn to find hope and opportunities for action from the examples of small creatures (e.g. ants) that render significant change.
“The universe as a whole, in all its manifold relationships, shows forth the inexhaustible richness of God.”
About the speaker…
Sarah Gardner is an ecologist who has spent most of her life studying the impacts of farming on plants and animals.
Sarah studied Agricultural Zoology, completed a PhD in Ecology and holds a MSc in Environmental Economics.
For 20+ years, she worked with students, land managers, farmers and agricultural policymakers to understand how different land management practices and farming systems change the composition of natural plant and animal communities, both locally and globally.
Her family are farmers and her love for nature grew from childhood. In 2017, Sarah joined the Roman Catholic family – a journey facilitated by Pope Francis’ Laudato si’, which brought together her faith and her professional work.
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