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All Creatures Great and Small
In Chapter Two of Laudato Si, Pope Francis speaks of Jesus and his absolute love for all of creation: Jesus took up the biblical faith in God the Creator, emphasizing a fundamental truth: God is Father (cf. Mt 11:25). In… Continue reading
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Make a Resolution for Our Common Home
It’s that time of the year when we make resolutions to change various aspects of our lives for personal betterment. Many of us resolve to better our health through more exercise and better eating and perhaps to do more charitable… Continue reading
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Contacting Your Leaders
Updated last Sept, 2021. Make your voice be heard about climate change. Contact your elected representatives frequently to let them know you want clear and sustainable action on climate change now! Use these links to get you connected today: Contact… Continue reading
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The Virtue and Responsibility of Hope
In the final chapter of Laudato Si, the Holy Father speaks of hope: Let us sing as we go. May our struggles and our concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope. It’s easy to feel… Continue reading
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Alternatives to Plastic
The Saint Francis of Assisi group would like to announce the viewing of a film from the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales on Climate Change: Global Caring on Sunday, January 12th at 6pm in the Admin building. Last week,… Continue reading
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Global Caring Film Viewing at St John the Evangelist
The Saint Francis of Assisi ministry in conjunction with the Social Justice Commission at St John the Evangelist in Seattle is excited to announce a viewing of the Global Caring Film on Sunday, January 12th at 6pm in the St… Continue reading
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The Problem with Plastic
In Chapter Six of Laudato Si, Pope Francis talks about avoiding plastic: Education in environmental responsibility can encourage ways of acting which directly and significantly affect the world around us, such as avoiding the use of plastic… Many aspects of… Continue reading
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A Low-Carbon Christmas
In Chapter Six of Laudato Si, our Holy Father speaks of consumerism: Since the market tends to promote extreme consumerism in an effort to sell its products, people can easily get caught up in a whirlwind of needless buying and… Continue reading
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U.S. Bishops Action Alert on the Paris Agreement
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has put out an “action alert” that is asking for all Catholics in the United States to contact their government leaders to try and reverse the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. The… Continue reading
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It’s time to stop the energy vampires
In chapter three of Laudato Si, Pope Francis writes of the false notion that an infinite quantity of energy and resources are available It is better to conserve energy so that we may stretch this finite supply. And what is… Continue reading
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