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EarthBeat Weekly: Three women leading in defense of the environment
… Arizona, writes Felicia Fonseca for the Associated Press. EarthBeat's A Climate-Conscious Lent series continues, with Fr. Emmet Farrell reflecting this week on coral reefs and rising …
A Climate-Conscious Lent: Rising sea levels threaten millions
See, :, Eight of the world's 10 largest cities — including Los Angeles and New York City, in the U.S. — are located on coasts , and 40% of the world's population lives in coastal areas. As average global temperatures increase, the melting of ice sheets and expansion of the warming oceans is causing sea levels to rise. The speed at which this happened between 2005 and 2016 was 2.5 times the rate recorded…, Judge, :, A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system. … [M]ost global warming in recent decades is due to the great concentration of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides and others) released mainly as a result of human activity. ( Laudato Si' , 23) The majority of people living on our planet profess to be…, Act:, Think about what families who live next to an ocean or on an island must feel about rising sea levels. Consider inviting friends or parishioners to form a creation care team to study and act on climate change. Check with your local parish or public school about how they include climate change in their curriculum.
Your thoughts on if Biden will be invited to Notre Dame
… against "socialism" is undermining the communitarian ethic of our church. During this Lent, we all might meditate on a couple things. The message in Graham Greene's great novel, The …
Dallas bishop will convene diocesan synod, a 10-year process
… key moment in the evangelization of the Americas." In the letter, titled "The Journey Through Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost — A Post-Pandemic Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Dallas," … pandemic. The starting point for the pastoral letter is a reflection on the journey through Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost. It offers a review of the state of the diocese over the …
Double chasm
… the Resurrection and the Life, the final I AM sign before Jesus’ own death and resurrection. Lent is designed to get our attention on what is essential. A meaningful life in this world …
Live: Soul Seeing for Lent with Natalia Imperatori-Lee
… for the Lenten season by clicking here . Mark your calendar for our upcoming Soul Seeing for Lent conversations: March 17 with Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister March 31 with Franciscan Fr. …
Workers deserve a living wage, not just a minimum wage
… the minimum wage — including members of Congress — to try to live off those amounts for Lent. What for most would be an unbearable penance is daily life for 1.6 million workers who …
A Climate-Conscious Lent: Coral reefs are dying
See:, Since the 19th century, the Earth has warmed by 1 degree Celsius. Studies have found that oceans have absorbed 90% of excess heat from our planet, and it's starting to show, with water temperatures rising rapidly. This all adds up to one thing: Our oceans are in crisis, and our climate along with them. Climate change is causing oceans to become more acidic, and "researchers predict that with…, Judge:, [C]oral reefs [are] comparable to the great forests on dry land, for they shelter approximately a million species, including fish, crabs, mollusks, sponges and algae. Many of the world's coral reefs are already barren or in a state of constant decline. … This phenomenon is due largely to pollution which reaches the sea from deforestation, agricultural monocultures, industrial waste and…, Act:, Try to imagine what it would be like if most of the living plants and animals around you began to die. Make one change in your activities that reflects care for nature as part of your lifestyle. Consider working with the Stewardship Ministry or the Creation Care Ministry or other climate change movements at your parish or school.
Lent in the subjunctive: a weird, in-between time
… Natalia Imperatori-Lee … Have we decided yet? Is this "Lent, Again?" Or is it "Lent, Still?" The past year has demonstrated a strange elastic quality about time. Time drags but … of March 2020 for 11 months already? Whatever else we can say about the period between Lent 2020 and Lent 2021, we know it's been a weird one. One "perk" of this time period is that I …
For Lent, read the Gospel, fast from gossip, pope says at Angelus
… from gossiping and spreading hearsay as part of their Lenten journey, Pope Francis said. "For Lent this year, I will not speak ill of others, I will not gossip and all of us can do this, … the Sunday Angelus. Greeting visitors in St. Peter's Square, the pope said his advice for Lent included adding a different kind of fasting "that won't make you feel hungry: fasting from …
A Climate-Conscious Lent: Arctic ice and permafrost
See:, Rising temperatures are transforming the Arctic, melting sea ice, thawing permafrost, greening the tundra and intensifying wildfires. The 12-month period between October 2019 and September 2020 — which scientists consider the Arctic meteorological year — was the second warmest on record , exceeded only by October 2015 to September 2016. In a 2017 interview with Christopher Joyce at NPR, Arctic…, Judge:, Oceans not only contain the bulk of our planet's water supply, but also most of the immense variety of living creatures. … [M]arine life in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans, which feeds a great part of the world's population, is affected by uncontrolled fishing, leading to a drastic depletion of certain species. ( Laudato Si' , 40) Christians cannot be indifferent to global warming, pollution,…, Act:, Ask an engineer or science teacher to explain how Arctic melting will affect us. Ask one of your elected representatives about their stance on global warming and about their climate action plan for your city or state. Find individuals interested in studying and working on climate change in your parish or community. Refuse to use plastic water bottles and have your own reusable mug.