What we need to live into, not least in this time of ecological emergency, is the reality of a larger, universal, planetary communion: by reason of our createdness, we are kin with everything that is created. Maybe keeping Sabbath is one way to begin to live into this vision.

God chose not to stop with pterodactyls and turtles. God insisted on creating a mammal that not only had a mouth to feed, but a mouth that could talk back.

The spiritual practice of devotions is an enriching one. Our spiritual/ritual lives—like any ecosystem—benefit from diversity.

What is happening is a sin against creation, not because we are passively threatening our own existence, but because creation has its own redemptive journey that intersects and is co-terminus with the human species.

Your holy nation wandered through the wilderness and cried out until you quenched their thirst.

Perhaps it is time to realize that we are truly made in the image of God the Organizer, and God the Rhythm-Giver.

The author offers new liturgical prayers in fidelity to tradition, for the glory of God.

Rory Cooney reflects on the Gospel Reading for the Twenty Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.