Mary Beth Keenan

Mary Beth Keenan

Mary Beth Keenan writes at the intersection of ecology, motherhood and integrated living, often with a sprinkle of mental health and spirituality. Her poems have been published with Geez Magazine and The Fallow House. Her essays appear at The Grotto Network, Live Today Well Collective and Wisdoms Dwelling. She lives with her husband and two small children in Northern Virginia.

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Mary Beth Keenan's daughter touches daffodils in their yard. (Courtesy of Mary Beth Keenan)

Faith and a forest preschool help our family care for creation

After "Bluey," the Holy Spirit and Google led this mom to enroll her 3-year-old in a forest school, her whole family learned more about caring for creation and cultivating community — with human and nonhuman friends.

Tour de France winner's Tadej Pogačar, center, and his UAE Team Emirates were awarded the best team after the 21st stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 33.7 kilometers (20.9 miles) with start in Monaco and finish in Nice, France, July 21, 2024. (AP/Daniel Cole)

The Tour de France has ended — but cycling's example of the common good lives on

The results of this year's Tour de France, and the culture of professional cycling as a whole, demonstrates the power of the Catholic value of looking to the common good.

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