Where does all the plastic we throw away go? On International Plastic Bag Free Day we tell you the story of the Plastic Bank organization, which fights to reduce plastic’s footprint in the oceans. Read More Catholic organizations warn against Green Washing ahead of crucial CCDA vote Brussels, 5th July 2022 - As the European Parliament prepares to vote tomorrow on whether to veto the Commission’s proposal for a Complementary Climate Delegated Act (CCDA) during its plenary session in Strasbourg, CIDSE, the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) and... Read More Laudato Si’ Movement mourns loss of Cardinal Claudio Hummes Laudato Si’ Movement mourns the loss of Cardinal Claudio Hummes, a lifetime defender of the poor and advocate for God’s creation. Read More Over 30 Faith Institutions Announce a Multi-millionaire Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies Catholic organizations have divested more than $500 million in combined assets Rome, July 5, 2022 - In total, thirty five faith institutions from six countries with more than $1.25 billion in combined assets announced today their divestment from fossil fuel companies.... Read More “If I do not see… I will not believe” As we celebrate St. Thomas the Apostle, known as ‘the incredulous’, we reflect on the people who had a position of unbelief in the face of the climate crisis, and are now experiencing the consequences. Read More Archbishop William Nolan: ‘It will be an embarrassment for any Catholic institution that hasn’t divested’ Archbishop of Glasgow William Nolan shares why all Catholic institutions should divest from fossil fuels and bring Laudato Si’ to life. Read More For true change, ‘we need new relationships’ with ocean, God’s creation The key to caring for our common home isn’t more innovative solutions but rather a deeper, stronger connection to God’s creation and each other, speakers from throughout Oceania shared in an unofficial side event to the UN Ocean Conference on Tuesday. Read More Laudato Si’ Encounter: Monthly Prayer Guide – July 2022 Discover the June Laudato Si’ Encounter, a prayer guide to pray during this month, praying specialy for synodality in our Church. Read More Being prophetic A Laudato Si’ Movement Theological consultant delves into one of the core values that sustain our mission: being prophetic. Read More In a first, Oceania Catholic groups unite to advocate at UN Ocean Conference For the first time, Oceania Catholic groups will attend the United Nations Ocean Conference to advocate for God’s creation. Read More Blog Building the Beloved Community: Jesus, Josiah Royce, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prescription for a Healthy Society Sep 10 | Blog, UncategorizedBy Jeff Ritterman, MD Image courtesy of Vivien Feyer* Dr. Martin Luther King popularized the notion of the “Beloved Community.” King envisioned the Beloved Community as a society based on justice, equal opportunity, and love of one’s fellow human beings. As explained... read more On the Universal Destination of Goods Jun 19 | Blog, News and UpdatesAn excerpt from Nathan Schneider, in America Magazine and at the P2p Foundation, on the Universal Destination of Goods -- June 2017 Natural Law and the Tax Code The latest edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church contains, among its many now-peculiar-sounding... read more Coral reefs, life, food, and oxygen at risk May 25 | Blog, News and UpdatesBy Dahr Jamail, Excerpt from Truthout, 16 May 2017. Coral Reefs Could All Die Off by 2050 When he was six years old, Dean Miller already knew he wanted to be a marine biologist. At that time, growing up in Australia, the world of marine biology seemed both... read more What does “well below 2 C” mean, and what are some of the issues with it? May 14 | Blog, News and UpdatesBy Glen Peters, on Cicero, March 2017 The Paris Agreement calls to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C”. What on earth does that mean? The ambition of the Paris Agreement has become well-known: Holding the increase in the global... read more The Essential Message of Laudato Si’ – Cardinal Peter Turkson – Message to Bishops Worldwide, from Portugal in February 2016 Jan 25 | Blog, News and UpdatesThe Essential Message of Laudato Si’ shared by Cardinal Turkson: Message to Bishops Worldwide, from Portugal in February 2016. Feel free to print and use the google doc (2 pages double-sided) at your parish: Everyone must act responsibly to save our world! All human... read more Summary highlights from 1491 and 1493, by Charles Mann Jan 25 | Blog, Member OrganizationHuman populations in the Western Hemisphere—that is, the indigenous peoples of the Americas—were more numerous, had arrived earlier, were more sophisticated culturally, and controlled and shaped the natural landscape to a greater extent than scholars had previously... read more Insight and encouragement from St. Catherine of Siena Jan 22 | Blog, News and UpdatesCatherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset (2009), references are to the kindle version. “Daughter, do you know who you are and who I am? If you know these two things you will be very happy. You must know that you are that which is not, but I am That Which Is. If your soul... read more Summary highlights from No Shortcuts: Organizing in the New Gilded Age Jan 20 | Blog, News and UpdatesNo Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey (this is a book for workers but there is a lot we can draw from it) My interest, borne out by the empirical cases that follow, is in understanding the power structures of ordinary people and... read more Summary highlights from The Great Work: Our Way into the Future by Thomas Berry Jan 19 | Blog, News and UpdatesFr. Thomas Berry educated and inspired many. His last book, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future, was certainly read by many of those who worked on Laudato Si'. It remains a source of guidance and consideration. What follows are excerpts from this classic that... read more Lazarus, Come Forth: How Jesus Confronts the Culture of Death and Invites Us into the New Life of Peace Jan 18 | Blog, News and UpdatesTwo years ago, the Global Catholic Climate Movement came together around the 1.5 C petition and in anticipation of the pope's encyclical. Taken together with his previous Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, and other papal documents and bishops' conference... read more Posts navigation < 1 … 78 79 80 > Page 79 of 80 Subscribe to our newsletter
Building the Beloved Community: Jesus, Josiah Royce, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prescription for a Healthy Society Sep 10 | Blog, UncategorizedBy Jeff Ritterman, MD Image courtesy of Vivien Feyer* Dr. Martin Luther King popularized the notion of the “Beloved Community.” King envisioned the Beloved Community as a society based on justice, equal opportunity, and love of one’s fellow human beings. As explained... read more
On the Universal Destination of Goods Jun 19 | Blog, News and UpdatesAn excerpt from Nathan Schneider, in America Magazine and at the P2p Foundation, on the Universal Destination of Goods -- June 2017 Natural Law and the Tax Code The latest edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church contains, among its many now-peculiar-sounding... read more
Coral reefs, life, food, and oxygen at risk May 25 | Blog, News and UpdatesBy Dahr Jamail, Excerpt from Truthout, 16 May 2017. Coral Reefs Could All Die Off by 2050 When he was six years old, Dean Miller already knew he wanted to be a marine biologist. At that time, growing up in Australia, the world of marine biology seemed both... read more
What does “well below 2 C” mean, and what are some of the issues with it? May 14 | Blog, News and UpdatesBy Glen Peters, on Cicero, March 2017 The Paris Agreement calls to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C”. What on earth does that mean? The ambition of the Paris Agreement has become well-known: Holding the increase in the global... read more
The Essential Message of Laudato Si’ – Cardinal Peter Turkson – Message to Bishops Worldwide, from Portugal in February 2016 Jan 25 | Blog, News and UpdatesThe Essential Message of Laudato Si’ shared by Cardinal Turkson: Message to Bishops Worldwide, from Portugal in February 2016. Feel free to print and use the google doc (2 pages double-sided) at your parish: Everyone must act responsibly to save our world! All human... read more
Summary highlights from 1491 and 1493, by Charles Mann Jan 25 | Blog, Member OrganizationHuman populations in the Western Hemisphere—that is, the indigenous peoples of the Americas—were more numerous, had arrived earlier, were more sophisticated culturally, and controlled and shaped the natural landscape to a greater extent than scholars had previously... read more
Insight and encouragement from St. Catherine of Siena Jan 22 | Blog, News and UpdatesCatherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset (2009), references are to the kindle version. “Daughter, do you know who you are and who I am? If you know these two things you will be very happy. You must know that you are that which is not, but I am That Which Is. If your soul... read more
Summary highlights from No Shortcuts: Organizing in the New Gilded Age Jan 20 | Blog, News and UpdatesNo Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey (this is a book for workers but there is a lot we can draw from it) My interest, borne out by the empirical cases that follow, is in understanding the power structures of ordinary people and... read more
Summary highlights from The Great Work: Our Way into the Future by Thomas Berry Jan 19 | Blog, News and UpdatesFr. Thomas Berry educated and inspired many. His last book, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future, was certainly read by many of those who worked on Laudato Si'. It remains a source of guidance and consideration. What follows are excerpts from this classic that... read more
Lazarus, Come Forth: How Jesus Confronts the Culture of Death and Invites Us into the New Life of Peace Jan 18 | Blog, News and UpdatesTwo years ago, the Global Catholic Climate Movement came together around the 1.5 C petition and in anticipation of the pope's encyclical. Taken together with his previous Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, and other papal documents and bishops' conference... read more
