Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann teams up with Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE, to try to find out why we should care for the environment, by looking within God’s revelation as found in His creation and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann teams up with Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE, to try to find out why we should care for the environment, by looking within God’s revelation as found in His creation and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
E1 | Sense of Wonder
Deacon Pedro travels to the University of St. Thomas in Houston, where he speaks with a physicist, a biologist, an environmental engineer, and other experts who, through their work, have discovered the intrinsic beauty and goodness of creation.
E2 | The Human Person
Are human beings superior? If so, what does that mean? We continue our journey in Toronto, where Deacon Pedro meets with a zookeeper, an obstetrician, and a dance coach as we try to define our place as humans in the created world.
E3 | Respect
What does it mean to "respect" creation? We travel to Michigan, where the Greening of Detroit is restoring land and rebuilding communities, and meet the Benedict family, who respect creation in an extraordinary way.
E4 | Groaning
Deacon Pedro travels to Denver to investigate the effects of pharmaceuticals in the water, and he witnesses waste management in San Francisco as he reflects on the consequences of living in a consumeristic and “throw-away” culture.
E5 | Grammar of Creation
In the Texas panhandle, farmers practice finely-tuned techniques for water conservation, and in Ontario, a mother and her two sons go back to basics on their family farm.
E6 | Integral Ecology
How do we integrate natural and human ecology? In this final episode, our host, Deacon Pedro, discovers surprising and creative answers to this question. In northern California, residents enjoy jogging and birdwatching at the local wastewater treatment facility, and in Florida, marine mammals lift the spirits of those in need of hope.