Environment

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Clean Up the World Weekend

Bulletin Insert
This bulletin insert calls us to participate in the UN program to promote environmental justice from September 15-17 and to follow Pope Francis’ teaching to restore Creation.  
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A Voice for the Poor and the Common Good

Creative Voice
Creative Voice Dan Misleh, Executive Director of Catholic Climate Covenant, shares his thoughts on climate change, Pope Francis, integral ecology, and the Catholic social teaching theme of Care for...
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Naomi Klein: There Can Be No Justice Without Addressing Climate Change

Prayer Service
This prayer service is based on the words of Naomi Klein, Canadian author, journalist, and filmmaker, known for her climate justice activism and analyses of globalization, neoliberalism, and...
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Reflection: CST and SDGs: Climate Action

Reflection
Both the Sustainable Development Goals and Catholic social teaching stress the importance of caring for the natural environment and ending human-caused climate change. In addition to the reflection,...
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Earth Day Prayer, 2017

Prayer
Inspired by the 2017 Earth Day theme, “Environmental and Climate Literacy,” this prayer calls us to an ecological conversion rooted in respect and knowledge of our complex and sacred common...
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Peace to Our Earth

Prayer
This prayer for the natural environment is based on the line from Pope Francis’s 2013 Lenten Message, “Peace to our earth.”
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The Gift of Creation

Creative Voice
This artistic reflection uses quotes from the U.S. Bishops’ statement Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good. To view this resource, click here:...
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Gardeners of the Earth: Caring for Our Common Home

Litany
To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, this litany lifts up 16 “gardeners of the earth,” both those who have gone before us and those in our midst, who recognize the sacredness of the...
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A Prayer for Our Earth

Prayer

Bulletin Insert: Care for Our Common Home

Bulletin Insert
This bulletin insert/handout includes quotes from encyclicals on the environment, ways to celebrate Earth Day, reflection questions, and Pope Francis’s Christian Prayer in Union with...
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United Nations Climate Change Convention

Fact Sheet & Handout
This fact sheet includes a summary of the upcoming climate change talks in Paris that will focus on a universal agreement on environmental regulations for the participating countries. Copyright ©...
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Be Praised for Creation

Prayer
This prayer is a modern version of the St. Francis “Blessed Be” prayer that is referenced in the opening of Pope Francis’ new encyclical on ecology. It celebrates the themes of this significant...
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