Catholic Social Teaching
Nearly 55% of water usage in the Denver metro goes directly to watering lawns. To wean residents from this irresponsible practice, our city offers grants to homeowners interested in reducing their lawns. I applied for this (free plants) and was delighted to learn that we qualified. Especially on the heels of our construction project that […]
As we continue to delve into this theme of Catholic Social Teaching, I want to point out several Scriptural references to help lay the framework for the understanding that stewardship is a hallmark of our identity not just as Catholics (as Catholic Social Teaching could imply), but as children of God
Since Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si (In Praise of Creation) was published in 2015, there has been renewed energy around the topic of our very real responsibility to take a vested interest in the welfare of our planet–and all who depend upon its resources. It has sparked more than a little controversy
Opening Prayer: If you like to use music in prayer, I suggest this song as a beautiful meditation on inviting God to work through our efforts: He Is Among Us, by the Porter’s Gate. *Based on Matthew 25: 31-46 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, […]