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The Colorado River water runs through Central Arizona Project canals in Pinal County, Ariz., April 9, 2023. A Colorado river water agreement that aims to cut intake in order to prevent a devastating water crisis for people and nature alike provides the Catholic Church an opportunity to engage people with its teaching in "Laudato Si'." (OSV News photo/Rebecca Noble, Reuters)

Catholics In States Affected By Shrinking Colorado River Draw On ‘Laudato Si”

OSV News June 19, 2023

When renowned science fiction author Robert Heinlein wrote in his apocalyptic 1952 short story “The Year of the Jackpot” that “the Colorado River was at a record low and the towers in Lake Mead stood high out of the water.

Very tall trees viewed from below

Hope in Action

Kathy Coffey June 10, 2023

Reflect “All it takes is one good person to restore hope! “ (Laudato Si’ #71) A personal exercise in hope might be counting the shades of green in a forest, or the numerous life forms that thrive in the ocean, ...

Birds fly over trees | Image: Pexels.com

The Wisdom of Trees

Kyle Kramer May 24, 2023

Creation will not hurry. Yet, as life thrives and evolves, God will accomplish everything.

Pope Francis On Our Common Home

Pope Francis March 24, 2023

“The poetry of earth is never dead,” John Keats wrote. These quotes from Pope Francis illuminate that truth.

Dear Reader: God’s Grandeur

Christopher Heffron April 14, 2022

I admire those who see the world differently than I do. It's a gift that all visual artists have—and it's something I've envied my entire life.

God Wastes Nothing

Kyle Kramer March 25, 2020

If we are called to conform ourselves and our culture to the nature of God and the nature of nature, then we can’t simply throw away things.