There are an innumerable amounts of articles concerning Stewardship of God's gift of Creation. We believe these "must read" articles are some of the basic articles of our Catholic faith and traditions regarding stewardship of God's Creation.  This short list of "must read" articles are presented for you to discern, pray and form your own conclusion about Stewardship of Creation.

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Why Catholics Care for Creation -
www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac1008.asp

Species Preservation Matters
www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct2007/Feature2.asp

His Holiness Benedict XVI:

• 2010 World Day of Peace Message- If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation-http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/documents/hf_benxvi_mes20091208_xliii-world-day-peace_en.html
  • Encyclical letter Caritas in Veritate (Charity and Truth) of Pope Benedict XVI to the bishops, priests and deacons - men and women religious - the lay faithful - and all people of good will on integral human development in charity and truth. Chapter four The development of people rights and duties - the environment. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html
  • World Day of Peace 2008 - The family, the human community and the environment Nos. 7 & 8 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20071208_xli-world-day-peace_en.html
  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - USCCB
    
  • Renewing the Earth - http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/ejp/bishopsstatement.shtml
  • Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/international/globalclimate.shtml
  • Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf

  World Day of Peace 1990: John Paul II
  http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_19891208_xxiii-world-day-for-peace_en.html

  Render Unto Caesar - Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs In Political Life By   Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.  Archbishop Chaput calls for Catholics to deepen their commitment to Catholic teaching on abortion, the death penalty, immigration, poverty and other matters of social justice - and to carry their faith-rooted convictions into the voting booth. http://www.archden.org/RenderUntoCaesar/

   

   

  List of recommended inter-faith ecological and environmental partners.
  We also connect with other inter-faith churches and organizations to share resources, disseminate information, and enhance solidarity on Creation Care issues. Love and gratitude for God's creation lie deep within religious life. From mountaintops to forests, green pastures to still waters, stars in the sky and lilies of the field, we experience the grace of our Creator and the gift of our presence here.
  
  With Earth in grave environmental peril, many religious Americans are seeking to respond through their faith. Through the many gateways and galleries of their websites, they offer resources and accounts of how people of faith are acting upon God's mandate to be stewards of both people and planet.
  
  Eco-Justice Ministries - http://www.eco-justice.org/default.asp - is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches answer the call to care for all of God's creation, and develop ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working toward social justice and environmental sustainability
  
  Eco-Justice Notes is a weekly e-mail that provides a short (2-3 pages) of commentary on current headlines, theology and ethics, church life, and the personal challenges of dealing with eco-justice from a faith perspective.
  
  The National Religious Partnership for the Environment - http://www.nrpe.org/ - is an association of independent faith groups across a broad spectrum: the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Council of Churches U.S.A., the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and the Evangelical Environmental Network. Each partner — in common biblical faith but drawing upon its distinctive traditions — is undertaking scholarship, leadership training, congregational and agency initiative, and public policy education in service to environmental sustainability and justice. Together, they seek to offer resources of religious life and moral vision to a universal effort to protect humankind's common home and well-being on Earth.