Posts Tagged ‘environment’
A Bird’s Story
Here at RENEW, we’ve been having much-needed repairs done on our roof, particularly the flat part towards the rear of the building. One afternoon, the workers came across a tiny baby bird that had been uprooted, possibly by a severe wind storm two days prior. The bird had fallen to ...Read More
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
Gracious, loving Creator God, how awesome, lovely, and manifold are the works of your creation. In wisdom you have made them all: from the tiniest ant to the huge whales of the sea, from the all-seeing hawk to the slow-moving caterpillar. Yet into this incredible variety you have formed a grammar of creation, so that each ...Read More
Parish Gardens in the Garden State Preach Louder than Words
St. Francis is credited with saying, “When you preach, use words only if necessary”—in more general terms, “Actions speak louder than words.’’ A year ago Pope Francis gave us his extraordinary letter Laudato Si'—Care of Creation. Three parishes that I know have taken that letter and creatively shared its spirit in ...Read More
“Praise be to you, my Lord…” – The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi—a great day for all Franciscans around the world. Today is also the feast day of our pope – who has chosen to call himself Francis after this holy and simple man of God. Recently we have been challenged by Pope ...Read More
Caring for God’s Creation Through Personal and Community Gardening
Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’), challenges all of us to turn the global issues surrounding environmental degradation into a personal call to action. The pope writes: “Our goal is not to amass information or to satisfy curiosity, but rather to become painfully ...Read More
Pope’s message on ecology resonates with college students
Although classes are not in session, Pope Francis’ call for a more sustainable future, sounded in On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’), resonates on college campuses this summer. Colleges and universities by nature tend to take the long view—both in their mission to educate citizens and in their ...Read More
We harm our common home in big ways and small
While I was working as a local reporter, I spent a couple of years covering a city that for decades had hosted big industries—mostly heavy metals and petroleum. This was in the 1960s, when the nation’s great awakening regarding care of the environment had not yet occurred. The industries located in this ...Read More
Statement by Archbishop Wenski on Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’
We live in interesting times – this month (June) Pope Francis issues his first social encyclical, Laudato Sii, dealing with ecological questions; and, the US Supreme Court will hand down its decision on same sex marriage. At any rate, both of these happenings will give us Catholics both the ...Read More
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