Growing up in northern Virginia, Derek Eisel had a front-row seat to a changing world. He watched forests cut down and bucolic pasture land paved over into suburbs. He was told it was "progress," but he wasn't buying it. The effect it had on a young Eisel changed the course of his life.

In honor of Earth Day this Wednesday, let’s hear from one of the great saints of our church about the wonders of creation. Be sure to share this prayer with your children.

In honor of Earth Day this Wednesday, let’s hear from one of the great saints of our church about the wonders of creation. Be sure to share this prayer with your children.

The earth is warming and we are responsible. This is the undeniable conclusion reached by 2,000 scientists and policy experts contributing to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore. The U.S. Catholic bishops have accepted this fact as well.