La Vista Ecological Learning Center

A Ministry of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Offering programs and resources for living consciously within the Integrity of Creation

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An emerging worldview that fosters an ecological consciousness of the integrity of creation is represented in the panoramic view above. To the right, stacks of a coal burning power plant are diminishing as our awareness expands. Join La Vista atop these bluffs and learn to nourish a sustainable, viable and resilient life!

Come, Broaden Your Vision at La Vista! − Winter 2012


"By transforming our consciousness we participate in the transformation of the world."
- Robert Thurman

Winter Solstice: Thursday, December 22, 2011

     Winter Solstice – the shortest day meets the longest night. The sun rises at 7:14 and sets at 4:44! These brief hours of daylight mark the beginning of our wonderful winter season. How will you welcome this celestial event?

     I invite you to act like our hibernating animal friends and go inside for some quiet reflection time. What is it you want to be "short" on and "long" on in the coming new season and new year? Maybe you desire to be short on wasting and long on reducing, reusing and recycling. Or you may feel called to be short on consuming and long on making your own things.

     Whatever you choose, enjoy uniting your energy with the energy flowing throughout this wintry season as we move from the long hours of darkness into the light!


As always, we invite you to join us at La Vista for our upcoming programs!