Pope Leo quotes J.R.R. Tolkien: “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.” Gandalf wisdom!

Magnifica Humanitas...watch the short video summary! www.facebook.com/reel/4179898... #EcoCatholic

Pope Leo's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas is full of wisdom. Here is the Vatican's video summary: www.facebook.com/reel/4179898... You can find more info here: www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica...

Please share this one-hour Earth Day program for use in parishes, schools, religious communities. How does eco-conversion lead to action on climate change? How can Catholic communities and institutions move forward on net-zero, clean energy retrofits, decarbonization, and other energy issues?

Thew rollback of the endangerment finding is a moral failure. Read our full statement about this abandonment of health, safety, and human dignity: catholicclimatecovenant.org/.../statemen...

Read Catholic Climate Covenant staff's statement on standing with and defending the human dignity of our vulnerable immigrant brothers and sisters. catholicclimatecovenant.org/press-releas...

"Our nation's debate on the moral foundation for American policy is beset by polarization, partisanship, and narrow economic and social interests."

A Joint Statement from Catholic Climate Covenant and Laudato Si’ Movement: Turning Away from Our Common Home Withdrawing from UN agencies and orgs "is not the path forward. The Gospel calls us outward — toward solidarity, cooperation, and shared responsibility for our common home."

As we experience collective sociopolitical and/or disenfranchised grief, it's a good time to lean into Bruegemann.

From "Creation Awaits with Eager Expectation", 2025 ecological Advent prayer resource. Get it here: mailchi.mp/catholicclim...

Pope Leo's message to the COP30 confernce: www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Join us for this online discussion of how Catholic climate justice values will be lifted during COP30! Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thousands of people of faith oppose Trump plan to revoke the endangerment finding. www.ncronline.org/news/thousan...

We're Hiring! Director of our Catholic Energies Service Platform (CESP), to provide Catholic institutions with net zero planning, energy audits and efficiency improvements, solar and storage, renewables procurement, and more (!) For more info, please visit lnkd.in/gVWkjb2E.

Today is final day to submit a comment urging the EPA not to rescind the Endangerment Finding. Learn more and make sure your voice is heard at bit.ly/EndangermentFinding #EcoCatholic

"Environmental justice – implicitly proclaimed by the prophets – can no longer be regarded as an abstract concept or a distant goal. It is an urgent need that involves much more than simply protecting the environment. For it is a matter of justice – social, economic and human."

Catholic Climate Covenant's 2025 Feast of St. Francis eco-spirituality resource is now available! Last spring, we invited people to submit prayers, poems, liturgies, art, music, videos, reflections, and meditations. Download it for free and take a look: catholicclimatecovenant.org/.../feast-of...

Join Catholic Climate Covenant for this timely webinar, Mental Health and Climate Resiliency (8/21 @1 pm ET) Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Always thankful for the prophetic voices of Catholic Sisters and their steadfast commitment to the Gospel message of love, inclusion, and justice. March on, Sisters! www.facebook.com/catholicclim...

What is our best defense against climate change? HOPE that breeds climate action. And the faith community, with prophets like Bill can lead in this! heated.world/p/where-does...

Join us! Impacts of HR 1 (OBBB) on Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice webinar Thursday, July 24 at 1 pm ET .https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VwTEbl02SfSnuA0T9wG_tA

While the US backslides on climate justice leadership, the Catholic Bishops in the global south step up with a call for bold action.

Are you a US based Catholic? If yes, please send a message to your U.S. Representative and urge them to vote no on the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill) catholicclimatecovenant.salsalabs.org/bbb?wvpId=60...

On Sunday, Pope Leo urged us to stop acting as predators and begin walking together as pilgrims and protectors of God's creation. His words echo the call of #LaudatoSi and speak directly to the urgency of our time. Read his full homily here: www.vatican.va/.../20250607...

Join us on June 25th on a Laudato Si' Pilgrimage of Hope to Congress! More info here: catholicclimatecovenant.salsalabs.org/LaudatoSitoC...

How has the U.S. Catholic community responded to Pope Francis’ call to “hear the cry of the poor and the cry of the Earth”? Watch catholicclimatecovenant.org/resources/la...

Join #CatholicClimateCovenant and Laudato Si Movement North America on May 29th @ 1-2:30 pm ET

Given the current interest on AI and Pope Leo's comments on AI, here is the link to our recent webinar AI’s Sustainability and Climate Challenges: A Catholic Response to Protect Our Common Home. #CatholicClimateCovenant #EcoCatholic

Catholic Climate Covenant invites you to send letter to EPA expressing your concerns on their intention to repeal 32 critical, life-saving protections against pollution and the ongoing efforts to reduce staffing needed to protect human health. catholicclimatecovenant.salsalabs.org/ZeldinSafegu...

Some days the damage is too much to take and the anger rises.

“Floored, stunned and full of hope” — read about the hope-filled reactions to the election of Pope Leo XIV, including Catholic Climate Covenant's Dan Misleh in National Catholic Reporter: www.ncronline.org/news/floored...

Check out Catholic Climate Covenant's "We Are the Light of the World," Earth Day program focusing on renewable energy and complementing the secular Earth Day theme of "Our Power, Our Planet." catholicclimatecovenant.org/programs/ear...

Sharing Dr. Erin Lothes' Catholic Energy Ethics presentation which is part of Catholic Climate Covenant's 2025 Earth Day program. youtu.be/185s6YckXm8

Catholic Climate Covenant's 2025 Earth Day program, "We Are the Light of the World" is now available! The program focuses on mobilizing the U.S. Catholic community to advocate for renewable energy. catholicclimatecovenant.org/programs/ear...

Wisdom...

Pope Francis's letter to US Bishops (with a sharp rebuke to Trump admin and especially VP Vance's misinterpretation of Catholic dogma.) www.vatican.va/content/fran...

"The extent to which the United States is embroiled in a major political crisis would be obvious and apparent if these events were unfolding in another country."

The Ten Ws for how to survive the chaos and pain during the next few years by the wonderful Diana Butler Bass. (Wake up, Welcome the day, Walk, (Be) With others, Work, Write, Watch the news, practice Wide-sight, Weep, and Wonder.)

Catholic Climate Covenant and Laudato Si Movement-North America's joint statement calling Trump actions "threats to the "life and dignity of all people,' and urge president to reverse his plans to expand fossil fuels, roll back regulations & exit Paris agreement. www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/po...

Letter to Bishop Budde from the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.

A must read for these times...

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Responds to Trump Day One Executive Orders. We will continue to advocate for migrants, refugees, and other vulnerable communities, and for international cooperation in protecting the health and well-being of all people and our common home.

US exceptionalism comes out to bite the world (again).

My feelings today are a combo of the lyrics and video. "Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes."

“The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Toward Justice.” ~MLK Jr.

It is now sunset in the USA. How we make it to dawn is up to us. Work hopefully and fervently for democracy, equity, and justice.

Today, let us focus on Dr. King's legacy and our collective future. We have work to do.

Pope Francis on Jan. 19 denounced President Donald Trump's provisional plans to carry out a massive deportation of migrants as a "disgrace."

The Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land have issued a statement welcoming the ceasefire agreement to end hostilities in Gaza and release hostages. They are hopeful but acknowledge a long process will be needed to build a genuine and lasting peace.