Touchy are we? If life has soul, then soil has soul because soil is live. Catholics, and all humankind, need to grasp the inclusiveness of life, for except they (we) do, they misunderstand themselves. Culture, including 'catholic', treats soil like dirt - so much stuff to exploit for personal gain. If we thought of Eucharist connected to life in all its aspects, inclusive of soil, we might behave very differently on how we cultivate, respect life, land.