Environment

In the April Heartbeats there were excerpts from a longer article by Dr. Athena Tiwari, an earth science teacher at the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula, Bronx, NY.   She is active in the Global Catholic Climate Movement, and shares her concern for the effects of climate change, especially on
the poor and marginalized.  Click below for the entire article.  The Effect of Climate Change on the World’s Poorest People

Here is a resource from the Franciscan Network for Lent to help us be mindful of our responsibility for the earth.
40 Days 40 Ways: A Guide to a Green Lent

Another resource of daily Lenten reminders for living green from the Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity of the
Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth.

LIVING A LAUDATO SI LENT 2019

Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time and adds considerable stress to our societies and to the environment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale. Without drastic action today, adapting to these impacts in the future will be more difficult and costly.

UN says Climate Genocide is Coming. It’s Worse than That.