Much has been said by Pope Francis around the world, from secular media all the way to the inner workings of the Church. Lately, he was featured on the “Rolling Stone” magazine cover, accompanied by Bob Dylan lyrics “The Times they are a-changin”. As a friend of mine from the Vatican commented, this is probably the […]
Tag: solidarity
Pope Francis: Food Crisis, Climate change and Reaching the Poor
Pope Francis recently delivered a speech to the FAO, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, following a long tradition. Recently the Pope spoke on the environment and mentioned the scandal of starvation in our day and age. Again he touched on this theme: It is a well-known fact that current levels of production are sufficient, yet millions […]
Human Ecology and the Culture of Waste
A few weeks ago Pope Francis gave his most developed speech concerning the environment, available in full here. The occasion was World Environment Day, sponsored by the UN. As he himself says, the environment has featured prominently so far in his Magisterium, for example here, here and here. Following the tradition of his predecessors he reflects […]
Remembering Pope Benedict XVI: the ‘Green Pope’
Quite rightly, much is being said about Pope Francis and his ecological reflections. But we should not forget Pope Benedict XVI, and how important his papacy was for advancing and understanding a Catholic environmental doctrine, in full continuity with what Pope Francis is teaching. It is hard to explain the importance of Pope Benedict’s on […]
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 […]
Food, Gift and Behavior
Pope Benedict XVI continues to express abundant thoughts and teachings concerning Creation and the environment. Last week the Pope gave a catechesis on psalm 136, the Great Hallel traditionally sung by the Jews on the night of the Passover. While it is clear that the central and unifying concept of the psalm is the enduring […]
The Solidarity of Bees
Last week I posted on the Spirituality of Bees, but after my experience yesterday I am more inclined to “shift the focus”. I went to check on my bees supplies of honey, but for some reason they were particularly defensive. I don’t want to give the wrong impression, many times I have followed beekeeper Corwin […]
Environment, freedom and relativism
Recently Pope Benedict XVI received the new ambassador of the UK to the Holy See. In a similar spirit to his speech in England last year, the Pope mentioned the environment as one of the common causes that unites both States. The Pope also mentioned the riots that occurred in England this summer, almost exactly […]
Food and Solidarity – Vatican to FAO
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Galapagos Mission
I am back from my travels in Ecuador and the Galapagos Mission trip. It was an incredible experience, as you can see in the pictures below. Apart from the Galapagos, we spent time in Guayaquil and the unforgettable Mondragon Island, home to pirates, poverty and many diseases. All true. We survived Mondragon, with some wounds […]