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Ecology

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Is It a Sin Not to Be ‘Green’?

October 18, 2025

Is someone committing a sin by denying the moral implications of ecological choices?

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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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Related and Connected

June 8, 2025
When I take the time to remember where I am, who is with me, and what is around me, I come to my senses.
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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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Winged Creatures

March 23, 2025
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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