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That word is a keeper.
Posted on 07/16/2019 5:29:56 PM PDT by marshmallow
The pope's call to protect the environment, Laudato Si', has touched Protestants as well as Catholics.
When Pope Francis released his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, it came with a call for the people of the world to take “swift and unified global action.” Now, after four years, the pontiff is seeing results and one Atlanta church is being praised for leading the effort.
When Susan Varlamoff, a retired director of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Office of Environmental Sciences and parishioner at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lilburn, first learned about Laudato Si‘, she was excited, to say the least. Pope Francis wrote of the dangers of air and water pollution, the disappearance of wildlife, and climate change; all the while urging everyone, Catholics or not, to take part in the dialogue.
Varlamoff drew upon her extensive knowledge of environmental science and, with a little help from her colleagues at UGA, she wrote up a Laudato Si’ action plan for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. This response to the pope’s call to action offers suggestions to parishes and parishioners in order to make their operation and daily lives more eco-friendly.
Speaking to Wabe.org about the action plan, Varlamoff proudly said:
“The pope came out with his message. We responded.” She added, “Through the power of the pulpit, the pastor speaking to their people, we feel we can create tremendous momentum.”
St. John Neumann Church has since ceased the use of Styrofoam cups, they have been through an energy audit, and they have even switched all their lights to LEDs, which is expected to save them thousands of dollars as well as energy. Their pastor regularly reminds the congregation of the action plan, which has in turn drawn crowds to help out on weekend gardening endeavors on.....
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I will make you hugger of trees.
That word is a keeper.
I see nothing wrong with what those Church People have done. Styrofoam coffee cups make the coffee taste terrible. Paper cups would be far better for flavor. And Georgia has lots of paper mills for re-cycling. Mulch is good for the Earth. Saves water and gives nutrients back to the soil. LED light bulls last a long time and use very little electricity. Notice the article said nothing about the fraud of human caused global warming. While I am writing,,,Helpful Hints. Clean fluids and filters are healthy for your car...proper tire inflation is also good.
May I have your permission to barf?
All done under the watch of Wilton Gregory, now the Francisarchbishop of Washington, D.C.
This is my parish. :-(
From the article, “stop using a bottle of water a day?”
What about the sin of gluttony where people eat too much? Atlanta has some pretty, ah...porcine citizens.
How about envy,jealousy and greed whereby people beggar themselves and go into debt to buy things they see others acquire?
Why doesn’t Francis use the actual sins rather than create a Mother Earth framework for this?
*I know why. Just rhetorical thoughts.
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