April 23, 2021 SHARE: LIVONIA, MICH. – Reverence for creation is one of Madonna University’s four Franciscan core values, so Earth day is another day for faculty, staff, and students to celebrate and demonstrate their commitment to living out that value, and protecting Mother Earth. At a special Earth Day Mass held in a socially-distanced manner in the University Gymnasium, Father Charles Morris, assistant professor of religious studies and philosophy, and sustainability advocate, stressed the call to care for creation that Pope Francis asked for in his encyclical Laudato Si. His homily explained biophilia – human affinity for loving nature and living things.