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SOCIAL JUSTICE: GO GREEN FOR LENT: Faith Stewardship and the Common Good.
By St Mary Administrator @ 8:17 AM :: 84 Views ::  :: Social Justice
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As Christians begin the observance of Lent today, we enter this sacred season mindful of how personal reflection and sacrifices over these next 40 days can bring us closer to our neighbors -- especially the poor and most vulnerable. Pope Benedict XVI has emphasized care for the environment as an urgent issue of our day. "If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation," Pope Benedict said recently. The Vatican has become the world's first "carbon-neutral" state, and the Holy Father's frequent appeals for environmental justice have earned him the nickname of the "Green Pope."
The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change offers these suggestions for prayer, reflection and action that respond to our faith's call to respect creation.
This Lent, I pledge to...
PRAY and reflect on the duty to care for God's creation and protect the poor and vulnerable.
LEARN about and educate others on the causes and moral dimensions of climate change.
ASSESS how we-as individuals and in our families, parishes and other affiliations-contribute to climate change by our own energy use, consumption, waste, etc.
ACT to change our choices and behaviors to reduce the ways we contribute to climate change.
ADVOCATE for Catholic principles and priorities in climate change discussions and decisions, especially as they impact those who are poor and vulnerable.
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