Advent, the Season of Hope: A Reflection on Tish Harrison Warren’s New Book
Happy New Year! While December 31st is the end of our Gregorian calendar, the liturgical season of Advent, which begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, m ...
Peter Harris and Jo Swinney: A Place at the Table
Peter Harris, Anglican clergyman and founder of environmental non-profit A Rocha, lost his beloved wife Miranda in a car accident in South Africa. Miranda left behind a grieving community, and an unfinished book.
Their daughter, Jo Swinney, found her mother’s unfinished book, full of wisdom and stories from a life dedicated to hospitality. She finished and published it, and in the process, learned much about both grief and joy.
In this episode, Peter and Jo sit down in front of a live audience to discuss the legacy of hospitality and faith that Miranda left, what it has been like to grieve, and what it might be like to see a deteriorating world with the same hope that Miranda did.
A Year to Remember: A Rocha’s 40th Anniversary Highlights
40 is a number of spiritual importance throughout the Bible, associated with periods of testing, preparation, transition and renewal. As A Rocha’s 40th anniver ...
Sand and Spirit: A Survey of Mole Crabs on the Space Coast of Florida
There were three of us: A Rocha interns, burrowers seeking burrowers. With a clipboard, a transect, some orange flags, and two pole-mounted sieves, we wandered down Playalinda Beach, as pelicans winged overhead and the Atlantic unspooled across the horizon…
Meet The Interns: Conservation and Community Engagement
A Rocha USA’s Conservation Internship Program is a nine-month, residential experience that offers professional and personal development and supports A Rocha USA ...
Blue: How can nature impact my mental health and well being?
‘Blue,’ the fifth installment of A Rocha’s ‘Elements of Hope’ video series, delves into the relationship between mental health challenges and the positive effects of nature on our wellbeing. We investigate how immersing ourselves in nature can pull us out of our internal struggles and rekindle our connection to God and His call for us to be stewards of creation. Link to a study guide is available in the Vimeo notes.
Blue Mind: The Healing Power of Water
By: Alli Cutting and Michaela Stenerson, A Rocha USA Marine Conservation Interns The MindLife today is filled with information and stimulation, vying for our ...
All Things Are Connected: Partnering with Indigenous Communities in Earthkeeping
Long before you and I arrived on earth, people have walked the land knowing the names and stories of the plants, animals, rocks, and rivers. They knew the use o ...
A Decade of Impact: A Rocha’s Marine Conservation
There is the sea, vast and spacious… and Leviathan who you formed to frolic there (Psalm 104). The Psalmist reminds us that the oceans are not ours and the li ...
Protecting Bull Creek, a Central Texas treasure
The Bull Creek watershed, located in Austin, has been called “the Galapagos of Texas” by locals due to its ecological diversity and geological features. With a ...
