Care of Earth

In addition to traditional ministries, the Dominican Sisters of Peace embrace Care of Creation as an important area for preaching the Gospel. As ecological issues become increasingly important in the broader Catholic social justice agenda, Sisters have played an important role in educating others on why caring for the Earth is so integrally connected to spirituality. The term "eco-spirituality" reflects the spiritual dimension in the science of ecology that is fostered in eco-spirituality centers of the Dominican Sisters of Peace and in other centers across the United States.

• Crown Point Ecology Center
  Demonstrating practical applications of ecology, this 130-acre farm and education center is a living laboratory based on principles of spirituality, social justice and environmental protection, while supporting a 210-family Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Project.
  PO Box 484
  3220 Ira Road
  Bath, OH 44210
  Phone: 330.668.8992

• Crystal Spring Center for Earth Learning
  Nestled in a small suburban town where the southern New England coast and hills give way to the Bristol lowlands, these gardens and woodland trails provide the setting for Earth festivals, retreats and workshops about new cosmology values and choices including organic gardening, ecological spirituality, cooking, music and the arts.
  76 Everett Skinner Road
  Plainville, MA 02762
  508.699.7167

• Heartland Farm
  This 80-acre homestead supports an intentional ecumenical Christian community of individuals and families who are committed to living and sharing values of simple living, community, nonviolence, justice and peace, small-scale sustainable organic agriculture, holistic health, alternative energy, and the integration of body, mind, and spirit.
  1049 County Rd 390
  Pawnee Rock, KS 67567
  620-923-4585
  Fax: 620-792-1746

• St Catharine Farm
  A leader in sustainable farming and animal husbandry, this 700-acre beef cattle farm serves the Sisters, community, and local farmers.
  2645 Bardstown Rd.
  St. Catharine, KY 40061
  Phone: 859.336.7778

• Shepherd’s Corner
  Featuring diverse habitats, wildlife, and native flora, as well as chemical-free naturally grown gardens, greenhouses, beehives, free-range turkeys, chickens and sheep, a turf labyrinth, and a system of walking trails, this 160 acres of greenspace is a place of peace, natural beauty and spiritual refreshment for harried souls.
  987 N Waggoner Rd
  Blacklick OH 43004-9505
  Phone: 614.866.4302