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“Be protectors of God’s gifts!” The Feast of St. Joseph marks the anniversary of Pope Francis’s foundational demands for the Church |
Mar 19, 2015 |
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Following nature to a third trajectory Mary Taylor offers invaluable words on Catholic contributions to ecology |
Mar 16, 2015 |
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A global movement begins with a fast This Lent, Catholics everywhere are fasting to call attention to, and repent for, climate change |
Mar 15, 2015 |
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Bishops confront high cost of "blood minerals" Clerics and Catholic development agencies urge European Union to act from the common good |
Mar 11, 2015 |
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At the Vatican, it's all hands on deck To counter popular misconceptions, Rome gets busy preparing the Church for the eco-encyclical |
Mar 8, 2015 |
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A new light on St. Francis Thirteenth-century codex reveals previously unknown details about the great eco-saint |
Mar 3, 2015 |
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“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” What should we make of the Pope and new polling numbers? |
Feb 28, 2015 |
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Thomas Merton at 100 Providentially, Francis and Bartholomew both speak about ecology nine days after Merton's 100th birthday |
Feb 23, 2015 |
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Lent's lessons for life Ecological efforts should have nothing to do with a culture of death |
Feb 16, 2015 |
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George, Grisez, and gravity beyond the cliff Guest post: Jacaranda Turvey Tait on elevating Catholic dialogues and debates on climate change |
Feb 9, 2015 |
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Say the Rosary, save the world The time is now for time-tested and true Catholic devotions |
Feb 7, 2015 |
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The Catholic climate wars continue And they're not helping the mission of the Church |
Jan 30, 2015 |
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Fasting to confront "global indifference" New initiative of the Global Catholic Climate Movement |
Jan 27, 2015 |
| Politics and the pope | Jan 20, 2015 |
| The start of a game-changing year | Jan 15, 2015 |
| A global Catholic climate movement of grace | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Faith, reason, and the future Pope Francis: An interview with Dr. Pablo Canziani | Jan 9, 2015 |
| Lessons for 2015: Pope Francis, climate change, and unpublished encyclicals | Jan 1, 2015 |
| The Top Ten Catholic Eco-Stories of 2014 | Dec 28, 2014 |
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What science is this? How has Enlightenment thought shaped and harmed the way we see nature? |
Dec 24, 2014 |
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Catholic Ecology posts my regular column in the Rhode Island Catholic, as well as scientific and theological commentary about the latest eco-news, both within and outside of the Catholic Church. What is contained herein is but one person's attempt to teach and defend the Church's teachings - ecological and otherwise. As such, I offer all contents of this blog for approval of the bishops of the Church. It is my hope that nothing herein will lead anyone astray from truth.
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