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Oct 17

Three Lessons from Saint Francis: Celebrating the Season of Creation

Each year from September 1 to October 4, faith communities worldwide unite in prayer, advocacy, and action to protect Earth, our common...

Sep 21, 2023

Continued Commitment to Laudato Si’

“Environmental education… needs educators capable of developing an ethics of ecology, and helping people, through effective pedagogy, to...

Oct 20, 2022

Map-Making at O’Dowd: Students Find a Place at the Intersection of Art and Science

“All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience,...

Sep 16, 2022

Leading Environmental Activism: O’Dowd’s “Kinship with Creation” Curriculum Inspires CA Educators

Droughts, heat waves, wildfires, tropical storms and hurricanes, rising oceans and shrinking Arctic ice caps. These climate change...

Apr 4, 2022

O’Dowd Senior Creates Lasting Impact By Planting Trees

“Not only did we get to help our environment, but we also connected as a community,” she says. “It’s amazing to watch two different...

Jan 10, 2022

Love Your Neighbor: Bounty Abounds In O’Dowd’s Living Lab

‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.“ Mark 12:31 O’Dowd is surrounded by the Oak Knoll,...

Sep 7, 2021

Renewing the Oikos of God at O’Dowd

Looking out from the Center for Environmental Studies patio, Isabel Rodriguez-Vega, Sustainability Programs Manager at O’Dowd, pauses...

Mar 27, 2019

Spiritual Ecology Conference

“Our Common Home” Summit in Oakland Offers Ways to Integrate Spiritual Ecology and Education With Joanna Macy and Corrina Gould Date:...

Dec 12, 2018

Getting in the Christmas Spirit at the DIY Holiday Festival

The 5th annual Living Lab Do It Yourself (DIY) Holiday Festival, held in the Annex during MP on December 11, 2018, put students and staff...

Oct 29, 2018

Alumni Help Tend O’Dowd Living Lab

The Living Lab is a place where students can deepen their Kinship with Creation and learn how to create an environmentally sustainable,...