Climate Action
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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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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 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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Earthrise
Last week I shared a TED Countdown talk where Pope Francis spoke of our moral imperative to act on climate change. Also reciting her poem, Earthrise, at TED Countdown, was poet Amanda Gorman. (You may recall that Amanda recited her… Continue reading
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Our Moral Imperative
Pope Francis begins his TED Coundown talk with: The world is shaken by the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlights another global challenge: the socio-environmental crisis. And this requires us, all of us, to face a choice. The… Continue reading
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Countdown on Climate Change
TED is a conference that features short but powerful talks from scientists, entertainers, teachers, and other thought leaders. Those giving TED talks have included luminaries such as Bill and Melinda Gates, Madeleine Albright, Bono, and many notable speakers. Countdown is… Continue reading
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