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The Reality of Cheap Chicken and the Overlooked Misery of our Animals

The Reality of Cheap Chicken and the Overlooked Misery of our Animals

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Jun 12, 2024 | Creation, Current Events    ~ Approx. 5 mins

It was a beautiful spring day. The air was crisp, laced with the scent of green grass and yellow flowers. Bird song punctuated the gentle rustle of the breeze; a joyful and serene tableau on a fine afternoon. As I walked around the pond, I spotted a couple of geese...
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Since his first book on climate change, The End of Nature, was published in 1989, Bill McKibben has spoken on behalf of the environmental movement in the United States with a voice that is both pragmatic and prophetic. His global vision for fighting climate change...
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One of the first memories I have of visiting my grandpa’s house, which we did weekly in my childhood, was seeing calendars and envelopes piled up on one of his tables. The calendars sported brightly colored photographs of wildlife and natural scenes- incredible shots...
What Will Motivate Us to Care for Creation?

What Will Motivate Us to Care for Creation?

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Sep 14, 2022 | Creation, Current Events, Justice    ~ Approx. 5 mins

News headlines bombard us with facts about human-caused environmental degradation: temperature rise, endless droughts, trash in the oceans, extinction of species, and the list goes on. The subsequent news articles contain facts that intend to galvanize us to change...
The Earth Groans. Turn to the Sacred Heart.

The Earth Groans. Turn to the Sacred Heart.

by Nate Cortas, SJ | Jun 23, 2022 | Creation, Current Events    ~ Approx. 4 mins

The view is, on first glance, nothing short of devastating. Rounding a corner in the road, the trees give way not to some scenic view of the valley but to a strange waste. Instead of the southern Appalachian forest, thick and green in late summer, a carved-up field...
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Grief at the death of animals reveals a moral obligation we too often ignore. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ argues that if we dare to feel this grief, it becomes a call to love them as fellow creatures of God.

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