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EarthBeat Weekly: 50 years of Earth Day
… of the completion and distribution of Pope Francis' encyclical on climate change, " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home, " unfolds in May and June. And here at NCR, we'll mark …
14 Earth Day events you can join from your screen
… taking personal, communal and systemic actions throughout six distinct seasons: Earth Day – Laudato Si’ Anniversary Summer Season of Creation (September 1 – October 4) Advent (November 29 – …
Experts question surgeon general who talks God's 'plan' with pandemic
… senior research fellow in theology at University of Oxford's Campion Hall and director of the Laudato Si' Research Institute, said that divine providence has always been a part of Christian and …
Copy Desk Daily, April 13, 2020
… to care for the environment through their lifestyle, career and activism choices, using Laudato Si' as a guide. Read more about w hat climate change demands of Catholic education. New today: …
EarthBeat Weekly: Nothing but blue skies - for now
… an Easter Week special), Brenna Davis offers a Good Friday mediation and suggests praying the Laudato Si’ Stations of the Cross. In a story reported, for the most part, before the coronavirus …
What does climate change demand of Catholic education?
… the stakes of this "great cultural, spiritual and educational challenge" in his encyclical " Laudato Si' : on Care for Our Common Home." He wrote that it "will demand that we set out on a long path …
Five exciting ways Catholic schools are teaching climate change
… tipping point to rapidly transition to carbon-neutral societies. As Pope Francis wrote in " Laudato Si' : on Care for Our Common Home," "education can encourage ways of acting which directly and …
I Thirst
… today as a part of your fast to also reduce your carbon " foodprint ." Consider praying the Laudato Si' Stations of the Cross today as an additional way to remember our neighbors most vulnerable to …
The Last Supper and Thanksgiving
… provide us with these goods; and it reaffirms our solidarity with those in greatest need." … "Laudato Si', o n Care for Our Common Home" 226-227 … The word eucharist comes from the Greek word …
Catholics call COP 26 delay understandable but no excuse for less climate action
… change requires. "What we are living today is just a confirmation of what is written in Laudato Si'," she said. "That we need to speed up, we need to really listen to the cry of the poor and …
How can I get involved in virtual climate activism?
… First, we have the 50th Earth Day … this month … , followed by the 5th anniversary of " Laudato Si'" in May. In the United States, as you undoubtedly know, it's an election year . And, to top …
The church after coronavirus: Crisis exposes what is essential
… This pandemic has called us anew to balance this value with our deep commitment to live Laudato Si'. Our lack of travel has offered respite for our polluted atmosphere. So we will continue …
Pandemic economics create widespread upheaval, opportunities for reform
… by popes has grown steadily since then, most recently with Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "Those documents all talk about the interconnectedness of …
EarthBeat Weekly: An eco-streaming guide while we're cooped up by coronavirus
… me about how they're shifting and the effects of the pandemic on the upcoming Earth Day and Laudato Si' anniversaries. In one of this week's Lenten Daily Food Reflections, Brenna Davis pondered …
Coronavirus compels climate activists to shift from streets to screen
… the spring also brings the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' social encyclical on ecology, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," with the Vatican sponsoring a weeklong celebration to rally …
EarthBeat Weekly: Solidarity key to addressing both the climate crisis and the pandemic
… the street. It's exactly the sort of solidarity Francis called for in his 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." "We require a new and universal solidarity," Francis wrote, …
Competent coronavirus management matters, and it's political
… for years. Catholic climate change deniers mounted prebuttals of Pope Francis encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," and their number included such intellectual luminaries as …
Loyola Chicago climate conference upended by coronavirus precautions
… research as one entry point for Jesuit universities to advance Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and the Jesuit order's four universal apostolic preferences, …
EarthBeat Weekly: Meet the author of our Lenten Daily Food Reflections
… by church teachings and is key to Earth Day planning in Chicago. Announcing plans for a "Laudato Si' Week" in May , Pope Francis renewed his urgent call "to respond to the ecological crisis." …
May or June: When's the anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'?
… know. Earlier this week, Pope Francis invited the global Catholic community to participate in Laudato Si' Week , a celebration of the five-year anniversary of his social encyclical on the environment …