Ecology

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Life Is Amazing

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

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Learn to Love the Earth

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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The Word Dwells in Creation

As the Word dwells in the human person, so, too, the same Word dwells in creation.
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I’d Like to Say: St. Francis Reminds Us of Our Place in Creation 

There weren’t ecologists in the Middle Ages, at least by our modern understanding of environmentalism. But St. Francis changed all that with a new vision of creation as a reflection of God’s love and the Incarnation.
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The Holiness of a Honeybee

Jesus said that nobody can enter the kingdom of God unless they become like a little child (Mt 18:3).
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Hearts Moved to Praise

When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them.
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Loving Creation, Loving God 

When we allow ourselves to be as open as a child in our relationship with creation, we are one step closer to bringing about the kingdom of God. 
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