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October 9, 2018

Questioning Faith: Gift of awe can unleash powerful change

Questioning Faith: Gift of awe can unleash powerful change

One late-summer evening, I snatched a moment to walk down to the lake. The day’s rain was starting to clear, golden sunshine emerging. The beach was criss-crossed with noise and activity: volleyball players, loudspeakers, food sales, toys, umbrellas. 

Published in Mary Marrocco
September 4, 2018

Protect, pray for universal access to clean water, Pope says

South African snorkelers count and log the details of the plastic and other waste retrieved from the sea bed of the Indian Ocean off Millers Point on July 29 in Cape Town. The ecumenical World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is Sept. 1. Supported by both Pope Francis and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the 2018 celebration is focused on the importance of water.
VATICAN – Water is a gift of God that makes life possible and yet millions of people do not have access to safe drinking water, and rivers, seas and oceans continue to be polluted, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
June 8, 2018

Space station crew members give Pope his own flight suit

Pope Francis accepts a gift of a flight suit from Italian astronaut Paolo A. Nespoli during a meeting with astronauts from Expedition 53 of the International Space Station at the Vatican June 8. In October the pope spoke via a live link to the astronauts on the space station.
VATICAN – If Pope Francis ever plans an apostolic trip to space, he's all set after receiving a custom-made blue flight suit with patches of the Argentine flag, his papal coat of arms and a pair of angel wings with his crew name, Jorge M. Bergoglio.
Published in International
June 4, 2018

Questioning Faith: Discovering our moments of re-creation

"How do we find re-creation?  We may not even recognize we need it, especially in a society addicted to only doing. Yet the world is teeming with opportunities for re-creation and we can find it in surprisingly many ways," Marrocco writes.

Driving with a young friend, I was not surprised that she had the car window completely down and her face turned towards the breeze on one of these finally-gentle days of spring.  I enjoyed her enjoyment of the sweet fresh air sweeping in. 

Published in Mary Marrocco
February 26, 2018

Jesuit brings his case for nature, technology and loneliness to Campion

To Fr. Greg Kennedy, the wonder of God’s creation is a key element in the spiritual experience. As a spiritual director, he explores the confluence of spirituality, ecology and creativity.

REGINA – In modern society, people talk plenty about nature and the environment, but when it comes down to reality, they don’t actually experience what God has created around us.

Published in Higher Education
February 13, 2018

Rural Ontario high school recognized for their stewardship of creation

Students and faculty from Holy Trinity Catholic High School with their first-place award for the Stewards of Creation video: (from left) Kevin McCue, Ben Smith, vice-principal Ron Rapps, Nicole Branchaud, principal Stacey Krol, Ashley Payette, Jim Malyon and Nolan Laframboise.
“The opposite of war isn’t peace, it’s creation.”
Published in Arts News
December 19, 2017

Preparing for an ecological Christmas

Denis Patrick O’Hara has led the Eco-Sabbath Gathering at St. Gabriel’s in Toronto for 20 years. Ecology themes work perfectly this time of year, he says.
Come Christmas morning in churches around the world, Christians are told once again that “In the beginning was the Word.”
Published in Canada
May 7, 2017

Benedict XVI: The Green Pope

While Pope Francis is considered an environmentally friendly pontiff due to his encyclical 'Laudato Si', his predecessor Benedict XVI was actually the

VATICAN CITY – There once was a Pope called “The Green Pope.”

Published in Faith
April 10, 2017

Pope: Scientists must defend creation from distorted use of biotech

Pope Francis asks scientists to “foresee and prevent the negative consequences that can cause a distorted use of the knowledge and ability to manipulate life” April 9.

VATICAN CITY – Scientists working in the field of biotechnology are called to use science to protect creation and to prevent methods that seek to control it, Pope Francis said.

Published in Faith
February 22, 2017

Pope Francis: creation is a sign of hope – we have to take care of it

Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 22.

VATICAN CITY – On Wednesday Pope Francis said creation has often suffered because of humanity’s sins and failings, stressing that we must take care of it because as Christians, we see signs of hope in Christ’s Resurrection in nature every day.

Published in Faith
June 18, 2016

Why some evangelicals changed their minds about evolution

Why some evangelicals changed their minds about evolution

Creationist Christian tourists may soon flock to the Ark Encounter, a literal vision of Noah’s story in Genesis come to life in July as a theology-packed tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.

Published in Faith
April 14, 2016

We are stewards, not owners, of creation

We are stewards, not owners, of creation

MONTREAL – Mankind was created to take care of creation, not to own it, the archbishop of Manila told a Montreal audience April 6.

Published in Guest Faith Columns
January 16, 2016

New docu-series brings Laudato Si’ teachings to life

Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann, right, sits with farmers at Willo’ Wind Farm in Zephyr, Ont. as part of Salt + Light’s new docuseries, Creation.

Five years to produce six half-hour television shows sounds like an extremely generous timeline, but God is an extremely generous executive producer in Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann’s eyes.

Published in Movie News
September 28, 2015

Pope urges U.S. Catholics to keep enthusiasm, welcome newcomers

Pope Francis looks out at the Statue of Liberty while flying over New York Harbor on his way from New York to Philadelphia Sept. 26.

PHILADELPHIA - Pope Francis ended his trip to the United States with a call for Catholics to keep the enthusiasm of the visit, while continuing to welcome newcomers and care for creation.

Published in Francis in America
September 1, 2015

Contemplate, give thanks, protect: Pope Francis prays for creation

Pope Francis leaves an evening prayer service to mark World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sept. 1.

VATICAN CITY - Leading prayers for the safeguarding of creation, Pope Francis prayed that people would learn to contemplate God in the beauty of the universe, give thanks and protect all life.

Published in Vatican
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