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A Life-Giving Ecology for All Introducing Building a New Culture: Central Themes in Recent Church Teaching on the Environment (Justice and Peace Commission, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops [CCCB]). |
Who Is in Greatest Peril? How themes and goals of eco justice and social justice are interrelated, especially with regard to the poor, to women, the disabled and elderly. |
Presence of God Created in God's image, the human being is able to discern the presence of God throughout the created world. |
Creation Has Intrinsic Order How God created the world with intelligibility and coherence; how humans are able to discern their special place and role within creation. |
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Human Ecology Exploring eco justice as a life issue, part of what Cardinal Joseph Bernardin (1928 – 1996) described as the "seamless garment" of life issues from the moment of conception to natural death. |
Responsible Stewardship As stewards of creation, we are not owners or masters of the natural world. Creation is a gift to humanity which in turn takes responsibility for its
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A Moral Issue Every decision about how humans relate to the environment is a moral decision and has long-term impact on the natural world and all of its creatures who must live and thrive within it. |
Solidarity In addressing the needs of the environmental crisis, we must also address the needs of those most in danger as a result of the crisis, including those who are systematically oppressed or marginalised. |
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Creation and Spirituality At times beautiful, at times awe-inspiring, creation informs our spirituality and invites us to take responsibility for its health and vibrancy - not only for this for this generation, but all generations to come. |
Do Not Despair Evidence of the environment in trouble can give rise to fear and despair, especially among young people. We are encouraged to act out of hope, and to simply, each of us, do whatever is possible.
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Think Globally, Work Locally Catholics everywhere are taking up the challenge to see the environmental crisis as truly global while taking measures to act locally and personally towards its reversal. |
Becoming Committed How our Holy Father, Pope Francis encourages the people of God to become informed about today's environmental challenges and to then understand the need for change and action. |
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