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…
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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 — 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…
Archbishop celebrates Green Mass in observance of Season of Creation
byArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre celebrated a special Green Mass — the first in the Archdiocese of Louisville — in observance of the Season of…
Care for Creation — Creation Care Team seeks local connections
byI remember the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. I had just retired from teaching and was isolated at home. Before the pandemic, I…
Church campuses receive infusion of trees
byOver the past few weeks, about 150 trees have been planted at St. Ignatius Martyr Church, 1818 Rangeland Road, and St. Teresa of Calcutta…
Another fish fry becomes eco-friendly
bySt. Raphael Church’s recently formed Green Giants Environmental Team is rallying the parish community to care for the environment, including making several changes at…
Bellarmine observes Season of Creation with week of events
byBellarmine University’s campus ministry held a week-long celebration of St. Francis of Assisi and Laudato Si’ to mark the Season of Creation. Students took…
In retirement, Father Jim Flynn has become a missionary for creation
byFather James Flynn, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, had his last official assignment years ago. But at 94, he continues to…