The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:27:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Serving up a dish of sustainability /item/33480-serving-up-a-dish-of-sustainability /item/33480-serving-up-a-dish-of-sustainability

Concerned about the impact of plastic waste on our environment, Anne-Marie Bonneau set out to cut her familyöĎÓăĘÓƵapp garbage to nothing.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Art can inspire people to build sustainable future, says Vatican official /features/arts/item/29149-art-can-inspire-people-to-build-sustainable-future-says-vatican-official /features/arts/item/29149-art-can-inspire-people-to-build-sustainable-future-says-vatican-official VATICAN – In a world of different religions, cultures and languages, art has the capacity to bring people together and inspire them to take action in addressing critical challenges, said a Vatican official.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Arts News Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:49:19 -0400 Glen Argan: Oilsands pastoral letter deserves attention /opinion/columnists/item/29051-glen-argan-oilsands-pastoral-letter-deserves-attention /opinion/columnists/item/29051-glen-argan-oilsands-pastoral-letter-deserves-attention

Ten years ago, on Jan. 25, 2009, Bishop Luc Bouchard, then bishop of St. Paul, Alta., issued one of the most courageous and most ignored pastoral letters in Canadian Church history. “The Integrity of Creation and the Athabasca Oil Sands” did create a brief firestorm before dropping out of the public eye. On the 10th anniversary, nary a mention was made of the letter.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Register Columnists Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:41:10 -0500
Citizens for Public Justice Lenten campaign puts carbon on hit list /item/29019-citizens-for-public-justice-lenten-campaign-puts-carbon-on-hit-list /item/29019-citizens-for-public-justice-lenten-campaign-puts-carbon-on-hit-list

As the federal government finds itself embroiled in battles with a number of provinces over its introduction of a price on carbon, Citizens for Public Justice wants to let it know there are many in the faith community that support government efforts dealing with climate change.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:34:21 -0500
Barefoot and Preaching: Learning how to spend and save energy /opinion/columnists/item/28479-barefoot-and-preaching-learning-how-to-spend-and-save-energy /opinion/columnists/item/28479-barefoot-and-preaching-learning-how-to-spend-and-save-energy

Energy is one of the great miracles of life. As the trees lose their leaves and preserve energy for the spring, I have been thinking about how I spend my energy, and what human dormancy looks like. 

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lperrault@catholicregister.org (Leah Perrault) Register Columnists Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:54:56 -0500
The good Earth: Family protects creation with sustainable farming /item/27561-the-good-earth-family-protects-creation-with-sustainable-farming /item/27561-the-good-earth-family-protects-creation-with-sustainable-farming

The Baker family went back to land —literally — two years ago. Since then, they’ve met the challenges of sustainable farming and discovered the joys of guarding GodöĎÓăĘÓƵapp creation.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:33:40 -0400
Luke Stocking: Church must start piping up on pipelines /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27510-luke-stocking-church-must-start-piping-up-on-pipelines /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27510-luke-stocking-church-must-start-piping-up-on-pipelines

For the sake of the planet, the rights of Indigenous peoples and the future, the Catholic Church in Canada spoke out against the pipeline. 

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lstocking@catholicregister.org (Luke Stocking) Guest Columnists Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:55:00 -0400
Forty Catholic institutions to stop investing in fossil fuels /home/international/item/26126-forty-catholic-institutions-to-stop-investing-from-fossil-fuels /home/international/item/26126-forty-catholic-institutions-to-stop-investing-from-fossil-fuels WASHINGTON – Forty Catholic institutions, including the Belgian bishops' conference and a leading church social welfare agency in South Africa, have decided to divest from fossil fuel companies.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:10:07 -0400 Papal academies: Bigger threat to planet is greed, not population growth /faith/item/24491-papal-academies-bigger-threat-to-planet-is-greed-not-population-growth /faith/item/24491-papal-academies-bigger-threat-to-planet-is-greed-not-population-growth

VATICAN CITY – Increasing threats against biodiversity, unsustainable use of the earth's resources and accelerated extinction rates are driven more by overconsumption and unjust wealth distribution than by the number of people on the planet, a Vatican workshop concluded.

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Vatican Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:50:00 -0500
Our Poles. Our Planet Environmental Conference Inspires Toronto Youth /item/22160-our-poles-our-planet-environmental-conference-inspires-toronto-youth /item/22160-our-poles-our-planet-environmental-conference-inspires-toronto-youth

Polar adventurer Geoff Green posed an ethical choice to an audience of more than 200 Toronto Catholic high school students. 

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