In Pope Francis’ letter, Laudato Sí: On Care for Our Common Home, in Chapter 6 on Ecological Education and Spirituality he states: “I would like to offer…a few suggestions for an ecological spirituality…I am interested in how such a spirituality can motivate us to a more compassionate concern for the protection of our world.” (#216)

April 2024: The Beauty of Pollination

This 4-minute video was shown at the TED conference in 2011, with scenes from “Wings of Life”, a film about the threat to essential pollinators that produce over a third of the food we eat. The seductive love dance between flowers and pollinators sustains the fabric of life and is the mystical keystone event where the animal and plant worlds intersect that make the world go round.

Created by Louie Schwartzberg, this clip gives an amazing look at various pollinators, having slowed the speed to capture their movements.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQiszdkOwuU

What do you notice in watching this video? How might it deepen your relationship with creation?

The full movie (1 hour 20 minutes) Wings of Life is available on DVD.