One of the most familiar theological notions to millennial Catholics is likely that “the Church has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel” (Gaudium et Spes, 4). Although there are numerous examples of how the Church continues to do this, one… Read More Scientists and the Vatican Agree: Climate Change is Real, Must be Addressed
Pope Francis (in last year’s Mass for the inauguration of the Pontificate): “I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of goodwill: let us be ‘protectors’ of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and… Read More Quote of the Day
In his 1990 World Day of Peace Message, Pope John Paul II recognized that “[t]he gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the related ‘greenhouse effect’ has now reached crisis proportions as a consequence of industrial growth, massive urban concentrations and vastly increased energy needs.” At the time he delivered that message, the global atmospheric… Read More Prudence and Climate Change: How the Church Can Help Our Response to Climate Science
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Year Later, the Pope Benedict Most People Forget by John Gehring: “The Benedict legacy often forgotten today amid the understandable euphoria over Pope Francis is a significant contribution to the Church’s social justice tradition.” Pope Emeritus Benedict by Michael Sean Winters: “Benedict’s pontificate was seminal… Read More Around the Web
Have you ever seen an aspiring theologian fist pump like Tiger Woods? You have if you were anywhere near me last Friday when the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis has begun writing an encyclical addressing environmental challenges and “the ecology of man.” Rumors of a possible environmental encyclical have been swirling since November, when Pope… Read More Expectations and Hopes for Pope Francis’ Ecological Encyclical
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Raw Deal: Our Pain, Their Gain by Michael Stafford: “The great task that has been set before us in the coming years is simply this- to break the power of the wealthy and make America’s government one run by and for the people once again.”… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “Take care of God’s creation. But above all, take care of people in need.”
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