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Monthly Message April-

If you want more in depth background about the Church and the environmental issues, you can check out these resources

1)     Pope Benedict’s World Day of Peace message (1/1/2010) entitled “IF YOU WANT TO CULTIVATE PEACE, PROTECT CREATION,”
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20091208_xliii-world-day-peace_en.html#top
2)      A companion resource developed by the USCCB: 
http://catholicclimatecovenant.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/2010-01-01-bulletin-world-day-peace-resource.pdf
3)      The environment sections of the encyclical “Caritas in Veritate” (primarily 48-51)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html

 

WEEKLY TIPS

Reading material
Eco-Justice Ministries’ Eco Justice Notes article –
Blue fin Blues http://www.eco-justice.org/E-100305.asp

Videos-DVD-TV programs
The Story of Stuff - http://www.storyofstuff.org/index.php

Website – Franciscan Action Network
Christ is risen! Alleluia! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

This [past] Easter Week of great rejoicing offer[ed] many opportunities to behold and engage in a new creation in Christ. As the glory of Easter Sunday extends throughout the week, the Psalms and Canticles of Morning and Evening Prayer for Sunday are repeated each day. We offer the following reflections on these Scripture passages and suggested intercessions for each day of Easter Week for your individual and community prayer. Each intercession corresponds sequentially with the themes of our Lenten journey, which we revisit in the light of the Resurrection.
Read more - http://www.franciscanaction.org/easter_week_2010

Lifestyle TIPs  CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition working to protect your health by calling for the elimination of chemicals used in the cosmetics industry linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems. http://www.womenandenvironment.org/campaignsandprograms/SafeCosmetics/index_html