"We are losing our attitude of wonder, of contemplation, of listening to creation and thus we no longer manage to interpret within it what Benedict XVI calls 'the rhythm of the love-story between God and man.'"
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Blog Archive
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Pro-ecology leaders can't support abortion My March 2019 Rhode Island Catholic column unpacks two big reasons why ecologists cannot champion abortion |
Mar 14, 2019 |
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A reason for hope A special eco-leader post: In Laudato Si', Victor Cid finds inspiration to care for God’s creation and to face his battle with leukemia. |
Mar 13, 2019 |
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A Lenten gift from the Minnesota Catholic Conference Just in time for Lenten reading, the public policy arm of the Minnesotan Catholic Church has issued an excellent pastoral examination of all things ecology. |
Mar 6, 2019 |
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Awaiting in expectation Pope Francis's 2019 Lenten message calls to mind creation's place in salvation history |
Feb 28, 2019 |
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Saving monarchs: The Saint Kateri Conservation Center seeks help from California Catholics A guest post by Bill Jacobs and Kathleen Hoenke of the Saint Kateri Conservation Center urges Catholics in California and elsewhere to encourage butterfly habitat at home. |
Jan 21, 2019 |
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In Ecuador, it’s a fight for (all) life With their demands against the decriminalization of abortion, Catholic eco-advocates in Ecuador are demonstrating that we can fight for both human life and creation |
Jan 16, 2019 |
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After the Baptism of the Lord Ordinary Time is when we remember Catholicism’s sacramental nature and the importance it places on nature itself |
Jan 13, 2019 |
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Three Epiphany lessons for the rest of the year At the heart of today’s solemnity are messages for all people—especially all those working to protect creation. |
Jan 6, 2019 |
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Michael Taylor: A teacher of Laudato Si’—and Aquinas, codfish, and bees. Next in an occasional series introducing Catholic eco-leaders, we meet a man on the front-lines of innovative Catholic eco-education |
Jan 2, 2019 |
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2018's Top Ten Catholic Eco-Stories Looking back on the ups and downs of 2018, we're reminded that there’s much work ahead—and there are many reasons for hope. |
Dec 30, 2018 |
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A brief Christmas greeting While there’s been no dearth of subjects, blogging has slowed here at Catholic Ecology thanks to many other demands. |
Dec 27, 2018 |
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Preparing the way The shared start of Advent and the UN Climate Change Conference remind us that true ecological conversion begins with the coming of Christ |
Dec 3, 2018 |
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“In Defense of Nature” provides context, seeks unity A new book by Catholic ethicist Benjamin Wiker has something to challenge and enlighten everyone |
Nov 19, 2018 |
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Helping the Church use its land for good, one community at a time Molly Burhans, a mapper extraordinaire, is gaining international attention for connecting the Church with cutting-edge mapping and land-use planning tools |
Nov 12, 2018 |
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Absentee bishops Analysis: Reasons why Friday’s climate plea did not include representatives of the United States church. |
Oct 28, 2018 |
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Bishops: "ambitious and immediate action" needed to avert climate crisis Signed today, an appeal by six presidents of continental bishops’ conferences calls on government for action weeks before international climate talks |
Oct 26, 2018 |
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40 years ago The papacy of Saint John Paul II brought concern for creation into the Church in bold, new ways |
Oct 16, 2018 |
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St. Michael The devastation wrought by Hurricane Michael came at a critical juncture in US history and in the life of the Church. What can we learn from this alignment? |
Oct 13, 2018 |
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Cardinal Müller: “The best protector of the environment … is he who proclaims the Good News that there is survival with God alone.” In a wide-ranging ordination homily, Cardinal Gerhard Müller highlights the Catholic contribution to eco-protection: sound doctrine and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. |
Sep 19, 2018 |
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A stormy Season of Creation How should Catholic eco-advocates respond as the US sexual abuse crisis reaches Rome, dampens eco-enthusiasm? |
Sep 10, 2018 |
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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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