Transcript 10 Things to Do for Care for Creation

Catholic Social Teaching
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Calls us to take responsibility for
our use and care for the earth
We can make a positive difference
by heeding the call to be better
stewards of creation.
We believe our responses to caring
for creation should be a sign of our
respect for God’s creation. U.S.
Bishops, 2001
Laudato Si, Care for Our Common Home
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Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is
essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a
secondary aspect of our Christian experience. (217)
Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and
responsibility, above all on the part of those countries
which are more powerful and pollute the most. (169
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Our earth speaks to us, and we must
listen if we want to survive.
Pope Benedict XVI, July 24, 2007
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If you want to cultivate peace, protect
creation. The quest for peace by people
of good will surely would become easier
if all acknowledge the indivisible relationship
between God, human beings and the whole of
creation. If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation, Pope Benedict XVI
2010
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Pope Benedict has made the Vatican carbon
neutral.
Pope Benedict instructed the organizers of the
Vatican Youth gathering in Rome to use products
made through the recycling process.
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Creation therefore remains a kind of first revelation which
speaks to us clearly of the Creator and which can lead us
ever more deeply into the mystery of God’s love for us.
Pope John Paul II January, 2002
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No peaceful society can afford to neglect either respect for
life or the fact that there is an integrity to creation. Pope John
Paul II January, 2002
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
1. Change your light bulbs
Compact florescent light bulbs
(CPL) can make a big change.
They may cost more but they
use 1/4th the energy .
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
2. Conserve Water
Be more mindful of unnecessary water
use and don’t leave the faucet
running. Water is quickly becoming
one of Earth’s most precious
resources. Do not use bottled
water. Go to
thinkoutsidethebottle.com for more
info.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
3. Use Earth-friendly
cleaners
Seek “green” cleaning products
that are biodegradable and
designed with the earth
in mind.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
4. Look for the energy star
When making purchases of new
appliances, check to see that
they are carrying the Energy
Star symbol . That will insure
less power being used.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
5. Use your bike
Consider using your bike to get to
or from work, or if that is
impractical consider increasing
bike time use on the
weekends.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
6. Plant extra veggies
As the gardening season gets
underway, consider adding an
extra plot of vegetables.
Donate the produce to a local
soup kitchen or homeless
shelter.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
7. Hang a Clothes Line
This may sound like a return to
the 1950’s, but using a clothes
line instead of your dryer can
cut back drastically on your
energy use.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
8. Consume less,
Share more
Assess your own buying habits
and consumerist tendencies.
Cut back where you can,
sharing unused items with
others.
“Have less, be more”
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
9. Plan car trips ahead of
time
Plan your errands, meetings,
pick-ups and routes ahead
of time.
10 Things You Can do to Care
for the Earth
10. Support a local farmer
Do your part to reduce
dependency on oil and fossil
fuels by buying food locally
from a farmer’s market.
U.S. Catholic Bishops
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We believe our response to global climate
change/care for creation should be a sign
of our respect for God’s creation. 2001
Care for the earth is not just an Earth Day
slogan, it is a requirement of our faith. 1999
Action to mitigate global climate change
must be built upon a foundation of social
and economic justice that does not put the
poor at risk. 2001