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Bishop Seitz takes a knee, gets a call from Pope Francis

5 Jun 2020

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso is the first Catholic bishop to publicly participate in the gesture The story from UCA News. Photo from CNS, America Magazine Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, kneels at El Paso’s Memorial Park holding a Black Lives Matter sign…

Pope Francis addresses U.S, calls racism a pro-life issue

Anti-Racism, News, Non-Violence

3 Jun 2020

Pope in Wednesday audience No tolerance for racism, but without violence. Pope Francis spoke at the General Audience about the protests in the United States following the killing of George Floyd, saying we cannot claim to defend the sacredness of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism…

The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it

Anti-Racism, News

2 Jun 2020

Bryan N. Massingale on Racism: It has never been easy to be black in America. Still, the past few months have pushed me to depths of outrage, pain and despondency that are unmatched in my 63 years of life.

Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year Begins

E-Bulletin

24 May 2020

The Vatican announced that this week opens a Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year (May 24th, 2020 – May 24th, 2021) with the hope that the anniversary year and the ensuing decade will “be a time of grace, a true Kairos experience and ‘Jubilee’ time for the Earth, and for humanity, and for all God’s creatures.”

“Holy Now” brings message of wonder and praise for nature

Catholics and Climate Change

23 May 2020

Listen to Peter Mayer’s song, “Holy Now,” in preparation for the Laudato Si’ Special Anniversary Year.

Pope Francis and Laudato Si’

Laudato Si, News

23 May 2020

Bob Mickens at La Croix International writes a Letter from Rome

Laudato Si’ – Special anniversary year begins May 24

Laudato Si

22 May 2020

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is happy to announce a Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, from 24th May 2020 – 24th May 2021. The Dicastery writes, “We hope that the anniversary year and the ensuing decade will indeed be a time of grace, a true Kairos experience and…

The Green Commandments of Laudato Si’

Laudato Si

21 May 2020

Fr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, a featured speaker at the June 2019 Climate Conference held at Creighton University jointly sponsored by Creighton and the Catholic Climate Covenant, wrote a book titled The Ten Green Commandments of Laudato Si’. Here are the first five: Earth, our common home, is in peril. Take care of it. Listen…

Pope Francis links virus and climate concerns

Intersectional Climate Resources

21 May 2020

On April 8, 2020, Pope Francis linked the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. “This is the time to take the decisive step, to move from using and misusing nature to contemplating it,” he said. “I believe we have to slow down our rate of production and consumption and to learn…

A Crash Course on Climate Change