Laudato Si In Action
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Earth Day NW Seattle Neighborhood Cleanup
Please join the Saint Francis of Assisi ministry at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Seattle in celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 24 and helping to clean up our neighborhood. We will gather in the school parking lot… Continue reading
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Letter to Seattle Archbishop Etienne
To mark Earth Day this year, our Saint Francis of Assisi Ministry along with the Creation Care Network of Catholic parishes and institutions in Western Washington welcomes all members of the Archdiocese of Seattle to join us in asking Archbishop… Continue reading
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Climate change: How do we know?
From Laudato Si, Pope Francis makes it clear: A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the… Continue reading
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Light in the darkness
On Easter Sunday, I was touched by my pastor’s (Father Crispin Okoth) homily about light and darkness: Jesus is the light. Sometimes, one act can overshadow the light. This brings lots of darkness, dark clouds and pain and anger in… Continue reading
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Are you Idling on Climate Action?
How often do you idle your car’s engine? That is, sit in your car before departing and run the engine to warm the car up in the winter, or perhaps to cool down the car in the summer. Or perhaps… Continue reading
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Fast from Silence
The Global Catholic Climate Movement (catholicclimatemovement.global) has released its Lenten Calendar 2021 that is focused on concrete actions we can take each week to improve the planet as well as ourselves. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and… Continue reading
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A Plastic Fast
The Global Catholic Climate Movement (catholicclimatemovement.global) has released its Lenten Calendar 2021 that is focused on concrete actions we can take each week to improve the planet as well as ourselves. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and… Continue reading
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Fast from Unnecessary Energy Usage
The Global Catholic Climate Movement (catholicclimatemovement.global) has released its Lenten Calendar 2021 that is focused on concrete actions we can take each week to improve the planet as well as ourselves. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and… Continue reading
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Fast from Meat
The Global Catholic Climate Movement has released its Lenten Calendar 2021 that is focused on concrete actions we can take each week to improve the planet as well as ourselves. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and the… Continue reading
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