'Religion helps us understand the world': Season of Creation celebrated in Saskatoon

If God had given an 11th commandment, Dr. Lesya Sabada believes it would be: Love the trees.

Sabada teaches at St. Thomas More College and also works with the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon in Human and Environmental Development.

“My academic focus expanded from Eastern Christianity to a broader study of the Abrahamic faiths and a developing interpretation of nonviolence,” she says. “Then I began exploring religious nonviolence as a precursor to ecological spirituality and religion’s contribution to sustainability. I have come to believe that environmental concerns are integrally linked with nonviolence and peace building.”

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"Dr. Lesya Sabada pictured in Madagascar with boabab trees. The boabab, known as Africa's Tree of Life, is losing life thanks to deteriorating environmental conditions. (For Saskatoon StarPhoenix Weekender Religion column by Darlene Polachic. For Sept 15, 2018