World Environment Day sheds light on importance of sustainability
This post comes to us from Salesian Missions USA, headquartered in New Rochelle, N.Y., and part of the Don Bosco Network — a worldwide federation
June 5, 2023
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Read blog entries from Catholic Climate Covenant below, and while you are here, check out Everything is Connected: A New Series on Caring for Our Common Home from USCCB’s We are Salt and Light.
The Letter: a film that reminds us not to look away
When the Oscars were announced this year, “The Letter: A Message For Our Earth,” which “stars” Pope Francis and five ecological activists, didn’t make the cut.
April 11, 2023
Going meatless for Lent is good for the body, soul and our Common Home
For centuries, the Catholic Church has taught that abstaining from meat on Fridays is good for the soul.
February 28, 2023
U.S. Catholics are mobilizing for our Common Home this year
I spent the first week of this year in Cuchara, Colorado, a small mountain town near the Spanish Peaks.
January 31, 2023
7 key resources for enlisting your parish or diocese in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform
If you’re eager for your parish or diocese to participate in the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform, but don’t know where to start, we have some good news.
January 5, 2023
Hopeful Signs Regarding Plastic Alternatives
Recently I posted to this blog about my frustrations with trying to live Laudato Si when making beverage purchases.
December 9, 2022
Oakland parish leader works for environmental justice by studying air pollution
According to health experts, air pollution causes nearly one in five deaths worldwide, not only because it leads to lung and heart diseases, but also dementia and other ailments.
September 27, 2022
IRA’s historic climate investments aligned with Catholic teaching
If you asked me earlier this summer about my level of hopefulness for significant climate action this year, my answer might have been dire, but my heart told me to keep the faith alive.
September 2, 2022
Resources to Listen to the Voice of Creation this Season of Creation
As we enter the annual Season of Creation today on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and continue the celebration through the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4th, we are being asked to “Listen to the Voice of Creation.”
September 1, 2022
Meet John Mundell, the new director of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform
John Mundell’s company is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, but his workplace is essentially worldwide.
August 24, 2022