Climate Change
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Making a faith response to Climate Change Climate change is caused by a abreakdown of Earth's temperature regulation system. A Catholic response must be equally systematic based on 'ecological conversion' and 'ecological vocation'. (more) |
Articles
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Climate Change: Lent, 2008 Lent is an opportune time to re-situate ourselves on earth. Christ is our Easter light. (more) |
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Setting the Stage for COP 15 in Copenhagen - 2009 It is estimated that there will be 15,000 people at the Copenhagen Conference, including 100 Heads of State. (more) |
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Denying Climate Change, 2010 How is information on climate change presented? Are there 'serial' sceptics? Presidemt of the United States, George W.Bush, under pressure from powerful oil companies such as Exxon-Mobil, repudiated the Kyoto Protocol. (more) |
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John’s Gospel and Climate Debate, 2011 John reveals how the Jewish religious establishment closed its mind to the message of Jesus, and in a similar way the modern Catholic Church has displayed an unwillingness or inability to see obvious internal problems. (more) |
Theology & Resources
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Book review - China starting to counter Climate Change, 2007 China wants to 'leapfrog' the economic systems of the western world and part of this is to rapidly change its energy systems. (more) |
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'Let the Son Shine', 2009 An Australian Catholic Response to climate change, by Columban Missionary Father Charles Rue. This is an up-to-date overview of Catholic environmental teaching using climate change as a case study. (more) |
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Climate Change prayer, 2010 Prayer is central to being a disciple of Jesus, learning how to commune with the threefold action of God in this time of environmental uncertainties. (more) |
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Ecumenical Climate Statement 2010 Christian leaders declare their common belief that religions and spiritualities must not legitimize systems that despoil Mother Earth, the God given sustainer of life. (more) |
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Columban Reports on Climate Change, 2010 Climate change is an unprecedented issue in recent human history, affecting every aspect of life on Earth. The magnitude, severity, and urgency of climate change is difficult to appropriate. (more) |
