Kempthorne and the Polar Bears
Polar bears listed as an endangered species because of global warming, but the Bush adminstration has no intention of addressing the causes of the threat - greenhouse gas emissions.
China and human compassion; south central US and human compassion; Florida and human compassion; Myanmar and human compassion
Myanmar, China, Florida, the south central U.S. all are experiencing the results of ‘natural’ disasters. On our overcrowded depleted planet, we must dig deep into the well of human compassion to find what we need to ease the suffering.
Myanmar and human compassion
Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar, is a reminder that we live on an alive and volatile planet. Storms like this one remind us that a combination of extreme weather, ecological degradation (like deforestation), poverty, and injustice can bring about enormous human tragedy.
Bees can’t smell the roses
Bee colony collapse may be due to over use of chemical ferlitizers.
There’ll be a change in the weather…2
Destructive weather patterns, raging storms, tornados and blizzards may indicate the violent weather that will be a hallmark of climate change.
We’re up against it now - the moral quandary
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
The current ecological problems are essentially witnesses for the prosecution, testifying that we have violated the laws of life… The verdict is simple: we have mismanaged the ‘domain’ entrusted to us.
Commission for Social Affairs, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Moral leadership
Teachers, students, religious and others in Waterdown Ontario attend Earth Day events. Meanwhile, the Catholic Conference of Canadian Bishops has released a new, prophetic statement on the environment and the need for conversion
Earth Day
Earth Day 2008. Love the Earth. Cherish your home. It’s the only one we have.
Spirituality of integrity, and also honesty
An ecological spirituality requires integrity and honesty — honesty about the world and who we are in it. The onus is on the wealthy to carry the weight of the societal, economic, and political changes required to save us from catastrophe. It’s in the bible.
Spiritual integrity in a world of growing hunger and desperation
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
What I want to talk about today is how we are going to live in a world like the one we have made and keep our integrity.
I feel completely overwhelmed by the week’s news on rising global hunger, the energy supply crisis that is driving up the price of […]
