Environment

Book Discussion Guide

Book Review: They Will Inherit the Earth

In this book review and reflection, learn about  John Dear 's new book in which he explores what it means to "inherit the earth" and to be peaceful in a time characterized by climate change.
Lectionary Reflection

Lectionary Reflection: Season of Creation Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time [c]

Use this lectionary reflection for September 8, 2019 to highlight the Season of Creation and the upcoming Synod on the Amazon.
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Video

Discussion Guide: The Economic Injustice of Plastic

This 13-minute TED Talk, by environmental and racial justice activist Van Jones, explores the negative impact of the production, use, and disposal of plastics on the lives of the poor. The discussion...
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Reflection

Reflection: Interfaith Vatican Gathering on the "Cries of the Earth, Cries of the Poor"

Learn about the March 2019 interfaith gathering at the Vatican on the environment and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This resource includes a summary, reflection questions, suggestions to put...
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Prayer

Earth Prayer 2019

This prayer for the earth reflects on how we can delight in the beauty of creation while also recognizing our role in polluting the earth. We ask for the courage to recommit to advocacy as a form of...
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Film Discussion Guide

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

This film discussion guide poses critical questions to the moral implications behind the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, specifically in terms of caring for God’s creation, and the ethics of...
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Prayer Service

Living CST: Ilia Delio, O.S.F.

This prayer service uses quotes from Sister Ilia Delio, O.S.F, and calls us to be open to new concepts of God and ways of caring for our common home and one another.  
Reflection

CST and the SDGs

This collection of reflections connects themes of Catholic social thought with the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing topics such as gender equality, climate action, poverty, and...
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Reflection

Catholic Social Tradition, the Environment, and the Option for the Poor

This reflection discusses environmental ethics and the option for the poor and vulnerable within Catholic social tradition and identifies key Church documents that addressed the environmental...
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Reflection

Earth Day Reflection on Plastic Pollution

This short resource reflects on the theme of Earth Day 2018, connects this theme to Pope Francis’s concerns for Creation, and offers suggestions for action and an Earth Day prayer. EFJ’s 2015...
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Litany

Restoring Balance to Our Common Home

This litany invites us to work on a right balance between human and planetary needs and to work together to restore balance to the planet we all call home.  
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Film Discussion Guide

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

As we celebrate God’s Creation on Earth Day, this film guide for Ken Burn’s National Parks series offers reflection questions on the beautifully photographed documentary, whose visuals inspire...
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