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EARTH HOUR -MARCH 26
Lights Out! Hundred of thousand of people across the globe have already signed up to flip the switch for Earth Hour 2009. Last year’s event was the largest voluntary power-down ever: More than 50...
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Plan Now For Earth Day 2009!
EARTH DAY 2009 will mark the beginning of the “Green Generation Campaign.” Watch for more informationPosted in Environment, Millenium Goals, Peace & Social Justice Tagged: Earth Day, Environment
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Blessing of the Vegetable Garden!
Earth Day is coming! In an effort to be earth friendly, provide fresh vegetables to the Sisters, as well as lower some seasonal expenses, we will be cultivating a portion of the orchard land for a...
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Blessing of Soil, Seed and Water
Presider: Thomas came to believe in the resurrection only after he saw for himself the wounds in Jesus’ hands, feet and side. We today must grow in our faith without such eyewitness evidence, yet the...
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Blessing of the Field in Celebration of Earth Day
Hymn: Canticle of the Creatures, by St. Francis of Asisisi to be sung while blessing the field. (El cantico esta basado sobre EL CÁNTICO DE LAS CRIATURAS – abajo) All creatures of our God and King;...
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How the First Earth Day Came About
By Senator Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day What was the purpose of Earth Day? How did it start? These are the questions I am most frequently asked. Actually, the idea for Earth Day evolved over...
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Earth Day, 2009
Celebration of Earth Day 2009 El Dia de la Tierra The Rogation Day Tradition: Rogation Days, are days set aside to observe a change in the seasons… they are tied to the spring planting. As the...
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Envoronmental justice work in the Catholic Church and Community
From: National Religious Partnership for the Environment Catholic Organizations and the Environment Rooted in the faith and social teaching of the Church, and essential for sustaining and enhancing the...
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Catholic Bishops Call World Leaders to Focus on the Poorest People at Climate...
Catholic Bishops Call World Leaders to Focus on the Poorest People at Climate Change Summit At a UN Summit, September 22, on Climate Change in New York, CIDSE (a Catholic international alliance of...
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The Girl who silenced the world
A very inspiration and powerful plea for the environment. This incredible speech was given by a 13 year old at the United Nations. Posted in Environment, Peace & Social Justice Tagged: Environment,...
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A Call to Integrate Faith, Ecology and the Global Economy
To the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 December 7 to 15, 2009 As hope filled people, we stand in awe of Earth’s goodness and its capacity to provide abundant life for all God’s creation....
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The Girl Who Silenced the World
A very inspiration and powerful plea for the environment. This incredible speech was given by a 13 year old at the United Nations. Posted in Environment Tagged: Environment, girl, united nations, video
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Environmentalism promotes peace, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The degradation of the environment is a pressing moral problem that threatens peace and human life itself, Pope Benedict XVI said. Pope...
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Global Climate Change is a Moral Issue!
Faith leaders from across the U.S. and Canada are preaching on global climate change as a moral issue. If you are a religious leader, we encourage you to sign Earth Day Network’s Global Warming in the...
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Offering Palmdale Estates: Jewel of the Mission San Jose Neighborhood
Sisters of the Holy Family The congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, a community of Roman Catholic Sisters, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1872. Committed especially to serving...
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World Environment Day
about WED > Many Species. One Planet. One Future. Did you know that you are one in a million? Or more precisely, one of millions on this wondrous planet – anywhere in fact between an estimated 5...
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World Environment Day is coming: June 5
about World Environment Day World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is aimed to be the biggest, most widely celebrated, global day for positive, environmental action. World Environment Day is June 5...
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World Environment Day! Today!
June 5, Many Species, One Planet One Future As people of religious faith, we bishops believe that the atmosphere that supports life on earth is a God-given gift, one we must respect and protect. It...
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June 8th is World Oceans Day
As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is now officially recognized by the UN as June 8th each year. The concept for a “World Ocean Day”...
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Seven Themes of Ecological Responsibility
“Our earth speaks to us, and we must listen if we want to survive” -Pope Benedict XVI, July 24, 2007 (Adapted from the 1991 statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Renewing the...
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World Day to Combat Desertification
The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year on 17 June. This year, the Day’s slogan is “Enhancing soils anywhere enhances life everywhere” The year 2010 is the International Year...
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A growing ministry: Nuns forming good habits through organic farming
Nuns at Villa Maria run an organic farm, giving at least half of the crops away as part of their mission Sunday, September 12, 2010 By Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “]Standing in a field of...
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Five water facts for Blog Action Day 2010
Unsafe drinking water and lack of sanitation kills more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Unclean drinking water can incubate some pretty scary diseases, like E. coli,...
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The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it
1 The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it, * the world and all who dwell therein. 2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas * and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep. - From Psalm 24...
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World Water Day! Today!
International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An...
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Earth Day!
On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth™. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for...
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Arbor Day: Plant a Tree of Life!
We received this email today from TAKE FIVE FOR FAITH and we wanted to share it with you for reflection for the weekend! It’s quite nice! Friday, April 27 EASTER WEEKDAY; ARBOR DAY tree of life...
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Article 9
Awakening the_Dreamer click here for a full copy of this flyer Awakening the Dreamer;Changing the DreamA Women’s Symposium Sponsored by The Interfaith Women of PeaceFiled under: Environment, Events,...
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Celebrate Earth Day: God created the heaven and the earth and set humans as...
Earth Day – Care for God’s Creation “Earth Day began when a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, called for an environmental teach-in in 1969, which was inspired by the teach-ins dealing with...
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Earth Day- April 22, 2013
Every year on April 22, more than one billion people take part in Earth Day. Across the globe, individuals, communities, organizations, and governments acknowledge the amazing planet we call home and...
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Arbor Day!
When: Always the last Friday in April. Did you know? The Latin word for “Tree” is “Arbor”…sure you did!!! Trees make a difference! National Arbor Day is the Tree Planter’s holiday, and has been...
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Spirituality of the Earth Charter
Take a few moments and try to envision our world the way God intends. Place: Holy Family Motherhouse, 159 Washington Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539 Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM January 20, 2014 The Way Forward Our...
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March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day!
Don’t miss out on ” Take a Walk in the Park Day”. It is an opportunity for exercise and relaxation. Are you stressed out? A walk in the park is just what the doctor ordered. Its calming and...
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International Mother Earth Day
From a man in the Maldives worried about relocating his family as sea levels rise, to a polar bear in the melting arctic, climate change has many faces. To celebrate International Mother Earth Day,...
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World Environment Day
Celebrate the biggest day for positive environmental action! World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment....
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World Oceans Day
Together, we have the power to protect the oceans Photo credit: UNESCO By its resolution 63/111 of 5 December 2008, the UN General Assembly designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. The official...
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The Catholic Church and Climate Change
by Bruce Lieberman Originally published on February 14, 2012, at http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org The Catholic Church hierarchy, beginning with the Pope more than two decades ago, has framed...
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