“Laudato Si” , Praised Be the Lord… for this much awaited encyclical. Creatio has been working for over a decade now to promote a truly Catholic environmental vision and practice. It is a message we have been trying to live and expecting to hear… Laudato si… Thank you Pope Francis. Read the full encyclical here. I will follow […]
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A Pastoral Letter to Surfers
Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu has written a wonderful Pastoral Letter to Surfers for the Year of Faith. I have seen some attempts of connecting surfing to the spiritual lessons of the Christian life, such as Peter Kreeft here. But this short and simple letter is my favorite so far. Quoting Benedict, Augustine and Aquinas, […]
Poverty, Volunteering and the Morally Poor
I came across an interesting article in the BBC about ‘voluntourism’ and the growing trend among youth to backpack while doing volunteer work. It is a critique of a well intentioned, but sometimes ineffective and selfish ‘form of service’ in the West. Personally I think the critique has some good points though it carries a […]