Each flower in the field of gorse contributes to the beauty of the whole ... each has its own beauty which enhances the beauty of the rest.

— Mother Clare, The Spouse of Christ

The ancient forests have been hewn down with little profit to the spoiler and to the injury in many ways of the native ... The Country which was in 'God's keeping' then has but little improved since it came into the keeping of man.

— Mother Clare, The History of Ireland

Context
Earth is a revelation of God and the sustainer of all life. We recognize that the exploitation and destruction of Earth's air, water, soil and species is a sacrilege. We are committed to a spirituality of peacemaking which compels us to live in right relationship with the entire community of life. In this way, "we engage in the struggle against the reality of evil and continue the work of establishing God's reign of justice and peace.

— Constitution 2

Our history calls us to a special love of those who are poor.

— Constitution 21

In her own time, Margaret Anna Cusack (Mother Clare) made the connection between the devastation of earth and the victims of famine. Failure to care for creation also threatened family life, the wellbeing of women and children was a cause of emigration. Recognizing the interdependence of all life, we count among those who are poor all Earth's creatures whose lives are threatened or diminished. We experience a call to live our stance of contemplative, nonviolent peacemaking in regard to creation. It is faithfulness to this charism in our own time that compels us to respond to the crisis of climate change/global warming.

We believe in a sustainable world, yet we see Earth's life-giving resources weakened by human choices and actions. Climate change, especially global warming, is already affecting peoples and biological systems throughout the world. War and nuclear proliferation post a particular threat to the integrity of Earth.

We believe in a sustainable world, yet we see Earth's life-giving resources weakened by human choices and actions. Climate change, especially global warming, is already affecting peoples and biological systems throughout the world. War and nuclear proliferation post a particular threat to the integrity of Earth.