Entries by waterstaff

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Love Letter from Kenya

By Mary Dyer   When I was young, I played “Rock, Paper, Scissors.”  We would count to three, then our hand would open as a fist for rock, flat for paper, two fingers to mimic the scissor blades. Rock would win over scissors, paper over rock, scissors over paper. Easy, indisputable. Yet the game was […]

How Our Clothing Choices Can Help the Earth

By Diana J. Ensign   When considering the ethical, ecological, and spiritual imperative to care for our planet, fashion apparel may not be the first thing that comes to mind. It certainly wasn’t on my radar until a recent meeting with a group of students at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School to learn about youth-led environmental […]