Reflection by Fr. Myron Pereira, Mumbai Mar 30, 2018 | BlogWe need to change. We need to see humankind as only a part of the vast sentient and thinking organism which is this universe, not as its center. Our future lies in accepting and fitting into cycles of growth and decay in nature, and not in trying to thwart it. A...
GCCM Steering Committee member Mauricio Lopez helping organize Amazonian synod: New paths for the church and for an integral ecology Mar 15, 2018 | BlogBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has chosen the theme and appointed members of the preparatory council for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region, which will take place in Rome in October 2019. The theme, the Vatican announced...
Naomi Klein encourages us to look at the « glaring connections » between issues and build a movement with imagination and organizing, based on core values Mar 12, 2018 | BlogThe Vatican brought Naomi Klein in to speak shortly after publication of Laudato Si’. She continues to connect climate change to the total interconnection and the culture of caretaking that Pope Francis advocates. Below is a link to her just-released 6 min....
Hear global voices FR Jan 22, 2018 | BlogBy David O’Brien, excerpt cross-posted from NCRonline by Herbert McCabe: “If you don’t love, you’re dead. And if you do, they’ll kill you.” So, love is the big idea here, and Jesus’ loving gifts of death and resurrection only make sense because of that first,...
