Contact
Fr. Joe Mitchell, CP, 1920 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205; 502.452.2749; jmitchellcp@yahoo.com
The Passionist Earth & Spirit Center is an interfaith spirituality institute established in the conviction that the Earth and all of its inhabitants are sacred. Its vision is to cultivate a place and promote an ethics of life which acknowledges the Earth to be a single sacred community. Its mission is to motivate, educate and enable religious institutions and people of faith to assume an active role in building a just and sustainable society.
The mission is achieved through:
Presenting transformative learning programs in cosmology and eco-spirituality which substantiate the connection between faith and care for the Earth; Offering opportunities and training in spiritual practices which can lead to an awakening of union with the Divine Presence which permeates all life; Promoting simpler living and sustainable agriculture; Sponsoring Earth-centered celebrations which ritualize the interconnection between Christianity and the Earth dynamics; Supporting a network of eco-justice organizations; Organizing advocacy on key policy issues in partnership with other environmental and faith-based organizations.
The Earth & Spirit Center is sponsored by the Passionist Community of Holy Cross Province, and is located in the barn which once held livestock behind the community monastery on 20.6 acres of land.
Presenting transformative learning programs in cosmology and eco-spirituality which substantiate the connection between faith and care for the Earth;