". . .Care for our common home, as Pope Francis frames our responsibility to care for the Earth, is central to our Christian faith. To be human, he notes in Laudato Si' (On Care for Our Common Home), is to be in relationship not only with God and our neighbors, but 'with the earth itself.' It can be hard to grapple with our relationship to the Earth. We are wholly and entirely dependent upon creation for our survival. At the same time, the magnitude of both climate change and our responsibility to respond is overwhelming.
"Navigating the personal amidst the collective call to care for creation is difficult. . . ."In a recent essay, Meghan J. Clark, associate professor of theology at St. John's University. New York, NY, reflected on how care for creation is not only a moral duty but also an act of worship - "[a]ll of creation glorifies the creator and is loved by God."
To access her complete essay, please visit:
U.S. Catholic: All God's creatures have value and dignity (April 2023)
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