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Care For Creation
Care For Creation
◦ God joined us so closely to the world around us through our bodies that we can feel the desertification of
the soil almost as a physical ailment and the extinction of a species as a painful disfigurement
◦ Why?
◦ Our duties toward the environment are linked to those towards the human person, since the two are
related
◦ Genesis 2:7
◦ Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life; and man became a living being
Future Generations
◦ Once we begin considering that our future generations live in this world, we realize
that the world is a gift which we freely received and should share with others
◦ Intergenerational solidarity
◦ Not optional, it is a basic question of justice
◦ Caring for those in need
Hearing the Cry for Help
“The poor and the earth are crying out”
◦ The poor people of the world are suffering from ecological devastation
◦ Extractive industries in Latin America often violate environmental standards
◦ With the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, climate change is expected to expose million
to largescale displacement and forced migration
◦ Limited financial activities and resources that can help them in these conditions and their access to social
services and protection is also very limited
How Can We Help?
◦ We must act as individuals as well as a nation in order to keep this world safe for our
future generations
◦ Educates and motivates Catholics to a deeper reverence and respect for God’s
creation
◦ 96-gallon bin that gets filled with trash that is usually considered hard to recycle that are then sorted and are
often found to not be trash at all
◦ Reusable or recyclable items then get distributed to agencies that will accept these materials
◦ Program has helped to educate the parish about items that can be recycled or reused as
opposed to being thrown away
◦ Helps diminish waste in order to preserve creation