Why being vegetarian can make sense for a Christian.
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Category: Environment and Ecology
North American Academy of Liturgy in Vancouver
The North American Academy of Liturgy, an ecumenical organization committed to liturgical renewal, is meeting in Vancouver, Canada this week. All day Thursday is open
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Pope Francis Expresses “Fervent Hope” for Joint Catholic-Orthodox Initiatives
Pope Francis’s message to the Ecumenical Patriarch on St. Andrew’s Day affirmed a common passion for protection of the environment, and peace among religions.
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Goa Catholics to Avoid Plastics on All Souls Day
“We can really make a significant difference if we seriously avoid the use of toxic materials for our celebrations.”
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Blessings Animals — and Burying Them, Too?
Will there ever be a Christian form of burial for our beloved animals?
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September 1: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
The day has been celebrated by the Orthodox Churches since 1989. Pope Francis made it a day of prayer for creation in 2015.
Read moreLeonardo Boff Interview: “Pope Francis is One of Us”
Pope Francis told Boff not to send the requested materials for Laudato Si’ directly to him, because Vatican underlings would grab it and it wouldn’t get to him.
Read morePope Francis on Saint Francis
St. Francis was a mystic and a pilgrim who lived in simplicity and in wonderful harmony with God, with others, with nature and with himself.
Read morePenitential Rite Praxis
OK, I’m really not trying to engage in “liturgy shaming,” but I do think that this video of the penitential rite from the LA Religious Education Congress does raise some questions concerning proper liturgical praxis
Read moreMerry Christmas! A liturgical logic puzzle as a gift from me to you
I made this puzzle on a whim to stump my son (so far, it’s working). Use the clues to solve this logic puzzle. No cheating by using information you just happen to know! (There is a downloadable version you can open with a word processor and edit at the bottom.)
There are five churches right in a row from East to West on a little street in Maintown, USA…
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