Last month, NPR (National Public Radio) held a workshop for energy and environment reporters in Chicago. I was invited to be on a panel titled “The Environment as a Moral Question” and outline Catholic teaching on ecology and climate change. Here are some excerpts of my address: Catholic Social Teaching In order to frame my… Read More Why Pope Francis and the Church Treat Climate Change as a Moral Issue
Cardinal Peter Turkson spoke at a conference on climate change at Boston College last week. Here are some of the passages in his remarks that relate to the United States and its responsibility to address climate change and protect creation: Pope Francis is critical of the “bondage of individualism” and a culture of instant gratification… Read More Individualism, Free Market Myths, and the American Response to Climate Change
Cardinal Peter Turkson: “A culture of peace requires a culture of justice.”
This post by Keith Maczkiewicz, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. I don’t think I ever prayed for anything as regularly or as fervently. Since last Christmas, when my sister told us she and her husband were expecting their first child, the constant petition on my lips was for the health of mother… Read More Newborn: Prayers Answered
Pope Francis: “The wounds of humanity, if you approach them, if you touch them…you touch the wounded Lord.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: The ‘Francis effect’ is about more than politics by Allison Walter: “During my sleep-deprived adventure, I saw my church come alive, with millions gathered together in song in the city streets because they have renewed hope. I had strangers tell me that they’re giving the church… Read More Around the Web
Just when we thought the pope’s private meetings in the US might recede from the limelight, CNN is reporting: The day before Pope Francis met anti-gay county clerk Kim Davis in Washington last week, he held a private meeting with a longtime friend from Argentina who has been in a same-sex relationship for 19 years.… Read More CNN: Pope Met Privately with Same-sex Couple During US Trip
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