NOTRE DAME OF

DADIANGAS UNIVERSITY

Integration Activity in
Religious Education 111

SUBMITTED BY: ALEXANDRA DELIZO, BSN

SUBMITTED TO: IAN QUIM NAYONA

October 12, 2021

 INTRODUCTION
In the Old Testament, a steward was a person who was given
responsibility and authority over the household's affairs. It all started with
Adam, who was given the command to be productive by multiplying and
being fruitful. Then God gave Adam and Eve "dominion over the sea
creatures, the birds of the heavens, and all living things that move on the
earth." Genesis 1:28-30 is the first book of the Bible. That is what
stewardship is all about.

We need a conversation that includes everyone, because the

environmental crisis we're facing, as well as its human roots, affects and
concerns us all. Unfortunately, many attempts to find concrete solutions to
the environmental crisis have failed, not only due to strong opposition, but
also due to a general lack of interest. Even among believers, obstructionist
attitudes can range from denial of the problem to indifference, casual
resignation, or blind faith in technical solutions. A new and universal
solidarity is required.

The list of environmental issues is endless, but three major ones

affect the vast majority of people: global warming and climate change, water
pollution and ocean acidification, and biodiversity loss. These three issues
require immediate attention and proactive action on our part to ensure the
survival of our only habitable planet. Furthermore, concentrating attention
on these three major issues will have a knock-on effect on a variety of
smaller environmental issues such as inefficient recycling systems and food
waste.

If we neglect our responsibilities and abuse our natural resources

heat waves will become more frequent and severe around the world,
affecting hundreds of millions—or even billions—of people if we don’t act.
Global warming increases the risk of more frequent—and heavier—rainfall,
snowfall, and other precipitation. And as that risk increases, so too does the
risk of flooding. As the earth continues to warm, crucial habitats may no
longer be hospitable for certain animals or plants. This puts a variety of
species at risk, depending on whether they can adapt or move.
 INTRODUCTION
In the Old Testament, a steward was a person who was given
responsibility and authority over the household's affairs. It all started with
Adam, who was given the command to be productive by multiplying and
being fruitful. Then God gave Adam and Eve "dominion over the sea
creatures, the birds of the heavens, and all living things that move on the
earth." Genesis 1:28-30 is the first book of the Bible. That is what
stewardship is all about.

We need a conversation that includes everyone, because the

environmental crisis we're facing, as well as its human roots, affects and
concerns us all. Unfortunately, many attempts to find concrete solutions to
the environmental crisis have failed, not only due to strong opposition, but
also due to a general lack of interest. Even among believers, obstructionist
attitudes can range from denial of the problem to indifference, casual
resignation, or blind faith in technical solutions. A new and universal
solidarity is required.

The list of environmental issues is endless, but three major ones

affect the vast majority of people: global warming and climate change, water
pollution and ocean acidification, and biodiversity loss. These three issues
require immediate attention and proactive action on our part to ensure the
survival of our only habitable planet. Furthermore, concentrating attention
on these three major issues will have a knock-on effect on a variety of
smaller environmental issues such as inefficient recycling systems and food
waste.

If we neglect our responsibilities and abuse our natural resources

heat waves will become more frequent and severe around the world,
affecting hundreds of millions—or even billions—of people if we don’t act.
Global warming increases the risk of more frequent—and heavier—rainfall,
snowfall, and other precipitation. And as that risk increases, so too does the
risk of flooding. As the earth continues to warm, crucial habitats may no
longer be hospitable for certain animals or plants. This puts a variety of
species at risk, depending on whether they can adapt or move.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
FAMILY ACTION PLAN
 REFLECTION
Laudato Si is a catholic social teaching of the church that focuses on
matters of social justice involving issues of poverty and wealth, economics,
work, family, and social organization.

I consider the message of Pope Francis in his Encyclical Lettter “Laudato

Si” timely because it may include concerns about rising sea levels, which
pose a threat to coastal communities, as well as migrants and refugees. It
may also include the issues of excessive plastic waste and poverty
developing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and just
economic policies that consider the marginalized human activity's assault on
biodiversity, as well as a viral pandemic's assault on humanity.

The impact of Pope Francis’ letter to me as a settler of the earth is that

the problems we face are sometimes so overwhelming that we must break
them down into more manageable pieces, but we must not lose sight of
their interconnectedness. If we link economic recovery initiatives to climate
change efforts, the COVID-19 crisis can become a powerful wake-up call to
act more decisively on the climate crisis. “There needs to be a distinctive way
of looking at things, a way of thinking, policies, an educational program, a
lifestyle, and a spirituality that together generate resistance to the assault of
the technocratic paradigm,” Pope Francis writes in Laudato Si'.

I can respond to the call of Pope Francis to care, protect and preserve
our common home by being grounded in the idea of sufficiency and
promoting severity in the use of resources and energy like saving energy to
reduce energy use limits the number of carbon emissions in the
environment and to produce a higher quality of life, conserving water to
protect our ecosystem and wildlife, and planting trees to provide shelter and
food for wildlife such as birds, squirrels and bugs.
 REFLECTION

I chose this symbol to represent the importance of protecting our

common home because are used to represent life and growth in
mythologies, legends and novels. Trees are considered representative of life,
wisdom, power and prosperity. It is also often mythologized as fundamental
elements that fuel life and existence.
PRAYER FOR OUR
COMMON HOME
Father of all, you gave us your world
as a blessing, maker and creator of all
things. Aid us in taking care of it and
all people so that we can reside in
right relationship with You, ourselves,
one another, and other existence.