On October 23, as campus trees turn to orange and gold outside, students of Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations are debating issues of world leadership. “Goood Morning, Seton Hall!” Martin Edwards...
Read MoreThis past Friday, October 16, "NJ Spotlight on Cities" offered a refreshing number of ideas about how to improve conditions in NJ’s cities. The day-long conference at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) was presented by...
Read MoreThere is much to appreciate in a tree’s way of being. Trees display their leaves to intercept sunlight. Each leaf feeds the tree by combining water from the ground and carbon dioxide from the air. The leaf communicates with the atmosphere by opening lip-like, water-powered guard cells. Carbon dioxide is captured from the air, while water...
Read MoreEvery month I play piano and lead songs for a lively group of 40 senior adults who attend a daytime program at SAGE Eldercare, a nonprofit home healthcare agency in Summit, New Jersey. For the better part of an hour, these 74- to 101- year-olds listen to piano works by Chopin and Brahms and whole-heartedly sing...
Read MoreSome people may wonder whether they should invest the time to read Laudato Si’, the pope’s encyclical on the environment, given the letter's religious provenance. While such hesitation especially for non-religious persons is understandable, the encyclical’s focus on the environment as a social justice issue deserves to be widely studied.
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