Care of the Earth

"We commit ourselves as individuals and as a congregation

to work for justice within the human family

and to care for the earth itself." 

                                              -CHM Mission Statement

 One of the most powerful arguments missing from the environmentalist’s case is reverence for what simply is. Centuries before the term “carbon footprint” came into our collective consciousness, communities of women religious were caring for the earth and humankind with the attitude and respect for what “simply is” that is necessary for the sustainability many now believe to be threatened.

Long before the movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” sisters were focused on protecting the diversity of nature-doing what was naturally the right thing to do even before the world climate crisis alarm went off. Evidence of this dedication to creation can be found at Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat and at the Humility of Mary Center, where hybrid cars, recycling centers, organic gardening, changes in investment choices and environmental lobbying are common place. The sisters are involved in other ways such as: