Tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’ to be marked with events in June
byThe Archdiocese of Louisville’s Creation Care Team is inviting Catholics from around the archdiocese to learn more about care for creation in June. The…
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Care for Creation — Laudato Si’ at age 10
byAs reported in the April 10 issue of The Record, June of this year marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’:…
Care for Creation — Environmental issues affect human health
byIn his 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis says “we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it…
Care for Creation — How can we do better this year?
byAs we start a new year, I find myself taking stock of the world around me and asking myself, who is God calling me…
Care for Creation — Advent is the perfect time to reflect on our lifestyles
byIt has been nearly 10 years since I first read “Laudato Si’,” one of the most significant writings of our times about changing our…
Care for Creation — We need to experience the wonder of God-given creation
byLast week I brought a group of my Bellarmine students to the Falls of the Ohio State Park, a natural treasure located right across…
Care for Creation — Our first steps toward change
byWhen I was coaching CSAA football, after one of our first practices I would tell the players the same thing my high school coach…
Care for Creation — Adopt a sustainable lifestyle
byFrom Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si’ ” encyclical an action platform emerged with seven goals intended to guide our individual journeys to integral ecology. One…
Care for Creation — What can we do?
byI remember how excited I was on June 18, 2015, when Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’ ” became available in English. I downloaded it,…
Bellarmine students honor St. Francis and creation with two-week celebration
byOn a bright morning in late September, about 100 Bellarmine University students lined up on the school’s campus to receive free houseplants. As they…