Throwaway culture and its revolutionary gospel antidote -- Return to our roots -- No turning back: trading security for togetherness -- Simplicity, the path to authentic freedom -- Nurturing a wondrous love for the land -- Rediscovering beauty by attending to the transcendent -- Making home a priority, a school of love -- Reconnecting with what makes us human -- The five-hour dinner: redeeming the table with slow food -- Holy hospitality: welcoming Christ in the stranger -- Rebuilding our broken communities -- The Internet: isolator or community builder? -- Centering our disconnected lives at home -- Generous love: discovering authentic intimacy -- Living the gospel, Molly Weasley style -- Choosing hope in a dark world -- Beyond the shire