Viewpoints

"These quesadillas are easy to make, but it is one of those meals that makes everything feel a little better," writes Sr. Helga Leija, columns editor for Global Sisters Report. "And it will taste like a Mexican mom made it for you."

NCR copy chief Teresa Malcolm shares a favorite meatless meal she said works as a main or side dish. 

Spring cleaning is a chance for households to bring order to mess and "unburden" themselves of clutter. But it comes at a cost. Can we tidy our own lives without negatively impacting other people and the planet?

The legend of St. Francis of Assisi and Brother Wolf tells a story not of taming a wild creature, but of cooperation and mutual understanding with our siblings in creation. Today, ranchers and farmers use nonlethal methods to coexist with wolves.

NCR digital editor John Grosso shares a favorite meatless meal for Lent: cacio e pepe, one of the "four horsemen" of Roman pasta. Three ingredients and 30 minutes make for a unique, delicious challenge.

Discipline and deliciousness aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, said certified executive chef Jim Churches, president of the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association and a member of St. Patrick Parish in Brighton, Michigan.

NCR executive editor James V. Grimaldi came up with a Guinness lentil stew made with the famous Irish stout. He thinks that seems right for the weekend. And if you're in the D.C. area, he has a March 15 party invite for you.

 It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts than it does going to Mars.