Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice
"Child of the Universe, behold and seeThe wonder of the earth, come now and take your placeIn the circle of life, all is one, earth childCelebrate and sing for joy, you've been invited to the dance"-c. Kathy Sherman, CSJ The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, in Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good, wrote: "As people of faith, we are convinced that 'the earth is the Lord’s and all it holds' (Ps 24:1). Our Creator has given us the gift of creation: the air we breathe, the water that sustains life, the fruits of the land that nourish us, and the entire web of life without which human life cannot flourish. All of this God created and found “very good.” We believe our response to global climate change should be a sign of our respect for God’s creation." 
Find out what you can do to act with environmental justice.The St. John's Justice and Peace Commision will serve the parish by offering information about global warming and other environmental justice issues, programs that focus on how to act with environmental justice, and opportunities to care for God's creation; as well as rasing awareness of how the world's poor are disproportionaltely affected by environmental injustice. Take an interactive quiz, "Is Your House a Green House?" 
"Child of the Universe, behold and seeThe wonder of the earth, come now and take your placeIn the circle of life, all is one, earth childCelebrate and sing for joy, you've been invited to the dance"-c. Kathy Sherman, CSJ The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, in Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good, wrote: "As people of faith, we are convinced that 'the earth is the Lord’s and all it holds' (Ps 24:1). Our Creator has given us the gift of creation: the air we breathe, the water that sustains life, the fruits of the land that nourish us, and the entire web of life without which human life cannot flourish. All of this God created and found “very good.” We believe our response to global climate change should be a sign of our respect for God’s creation." Find out what you can do to act with environmental justice.The St. John's Justice and Peace Commision will serve the parish by offering information about global warming and other environmental justice issues, programs that focus on how to act with environmental justice, and opportunities to care for God's creation; as well as rasing awareness of how the world's poor are disproportionaltely affected by environmental injustice. Take an interactive quiz, "Is Your House a Green House?"