This post is part of the conference about “Jesus and Nature: Catholic Perspectives on Environmental Issues”, presented in Rio from July 22-24 for WYD. Thank you to Dr. José Duarte de Barros Filho for this valuable contribution. Biology and Faith are two marvelous aspects of the majesty, wisdom and love of God
Tag: Brazil
Politics and Faith
CNA has a great article summarizing Archbishop Gomez’s call to incorporate faith into politics. The current political climate and the hish stakes for believers concerning freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, only serve to illustrate how important it is to hold a position in “unity of life” in which the faith shapes “how we live […]
Away on Missions
Just like Andy in the picture, Creatio Missions is ready to get its hands dirty again. I will be away on a mission to Brazil until late August, so sparse posts until then. For now, enjoy the last video from Onebillionstories on the last Peru missionary interview and a picture of how service can bring […]
Saving Dolphins- Humanity at the Service of Creation
We all have probably heard at some point or another of dolphins helping human beings, rescuing them from dangerous situations, etc. There are some links to these stories here and here. But to those who think human beings are a cancer on this earth, a problem best dealt with extermination, there has been a beautiful […]
Christ and Nature in Images
The last few posts have been filled with content about the reality and relationship between Christ and nature. Here is a very different expression of that reality in images from the city of Rio de Janeiro that was covered in clouds this morning. The statue of Christ the Redeemer has its base engulfed by clouds […]
Snakes, medicine and the mystery of evil
There is an interesting article today in O Globo from Brazil on a recent discovery of medical uses obtained from the jararaca (in tupi it means large snake) poison. The jararaca is the name of a very common poisonous and deadly snake in Brazil, and responsible for a large amount of snake attacks in the country. I remember growing […]
The Wood and the Cross: Logging violence in Brazil
Growing up in Sao Paulo, I always remembered hearing of how wild the Amazon, the ‘Wild West’ of Brazil, really was: guns, feuds, murder, landlords, outlaws etc. It seems that things have not changed much. The Brazilian paper Globo has recently reported a few articles about the repressive and murderous measures of loggers in the […]
Deus é Brasileiro
This is a saying in Brazil: “God is Brazilian”. You often here it after a world Cup title victory, or when Aryton Senna won the Formula 1 Championship, perhaps during the celebrations of carnival, or even upon the discovery of a new paradise-like beach. It is meant with a bit of tongue and cheek, and […]
Cancun not so fun…
The Cancun world climate summit happening right now seems to be falling apart in many ways. Grist magazine comes out saying that “Cancun climate talks hit bump thanks to Japan and Brazil” and the quotes Lula (yes, in Brazil even president’s are called by their nicknames) “No big leader is going, only environment ministers at […]