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Ecology

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Life Is Amazing

January 6, 2026

All life is utterly dependent upon our planet for everything it needs. God provides everything through creation.

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Winged Creatures

January 5, 2026
Bring them into your circle of awareness, all of God’s creatures being breathed by life right now in this present moment.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former California governor, poses for a photo with Brazilian Cardinal Jaime Spengler of Porto Alegre, left, and Salesian Sister Alessandra Smerilli, secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, right, after a Vatican press conference on “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” Sept. 30, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Schwarzenegger says joint action needed to ‘terminate’ pollution

September 29, 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters he knows that people get "pumped up" spiritually at Mass, but he wishes he could go to Mass at least once and hear a homily on what Catholics can and should do to reduce pollution.
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Cincinnati Reds' pitcher Brent Suter

Brent Suter: Baseball, Faith, and the Environment 

September 23, 2025
Brent Suter, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, is using his platform to share his faith and speak out on behalf of the environment.
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Loving God Means Loving Creation

May 31, 2025
We must foster a genuine and affectionate connection to our world before we can effect change within it.
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Creation Never Hurries

May 27, 2025
Creation will not hurry. Yet, as life thrives and evolves, God will accomplish everything.
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Learn to Love the Earth

March 18, 2025
The distinction between creation and nature is an important one when we discuss the integrity of nature from the Franciscan tradition.
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