There is much to applaud in the global response to COVID-19: the hundreds of billions of dollars to reinforce healthcare systems and fund research that developed in record time not one, but several vaccines; the synchronized action of central banks and governments to prevent a full-blown global financial crisis; and the debt relief extended to... Continue Reading →
Christmas Eve of 2020 brought a storm to the Hudson Valley that one might describe as tropical. Temperatures reached upwards of 60° Fahrenheit, wind speeds hit 60 miles per hour, and parts of the region received over two inches of rain. This followed, by about eight days, a winter storm that in a matter of... Continue Reading →
How Hudson Valley Farmers Are Experiencing Climate Change
moments to comfort people
“We are called at certain moments to comfort people who are enduring some trauma. Many of us don't know how to react in such situations, but others do. In the first place, they just show up. They provide a ministry of presence. Next, they don't compare. The sensitive person understands that each person's ordeal is... Continue Reading →
The emergence of COVID-19 suggests that global warming may present an even graver threat to human welfare than many recognize. As indicated in the scientific literature, not only could the current warming of our planet increase the likelihood of an air-borne pandemic such as COVID-19; it could also damage our health and welfare. Let us... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 