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Pope Francis centered the climate crisis during his papacy, highlighting the moral obligations that we all share to our fellow humans (especially the poorest among us, as they will be disproportionately impacted by climate change) as well as our responsibilities to the Earth itself. In 2015, Pope Francis released his first encyclical, Laudato si': On Care for Our Common Home, a 40,000 word treatise on both the Biblical mandate to care for creation but also a holistic discussion of the effects of modernity on the ecological function of the planet. While the encyclical became part of the Catholic Church's official teaching, the encyclical was written for both believers and nonbelievers.Catholics are continuing to work together to address climate change through the Laudato Si' Movement, a nonprofit that joins over 900 Catholic organizations and over 10,000 trained grassroots leaders known as Laudato Si' Animators to “inspire and mobilize the Catholic community to care for our common home and achieve climate and ecological justice”Anna Johnson, North American Director of the Laudato Si' Movement, joins the program to discuss Pope Francis' lasting legacy of climate action.Interested in joining fellow Catholics for Climate Action? Laudato Si' Movement has a California chapter!Support the show
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the pilot episode as a unique piece of television media. Enjoy! *** Coda: Fear.Movie.Lions Hazy Double IPA from Stone Brewing (Andrew) and Kolsch Style Non-Alcoholic from Best Day Brewing (Colin) *** Andrew's recommendation: "On Care for Our Common Home" and The Mess Around Colin's recommendation: Sophie Powers' American Idol audition *** Please contact us at any of these locations: Website: www.thecdpodcast.com Email: thecluttereddeskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata) Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox *** We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations: Website: testdream.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream Twitter: @testdream *** Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes and Spotify.
The passing of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025 marked not just the end of a papacy but the end of an era in global politics. The moment in which Francis spoke before Congress a decade ago and identified Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and Martin Luther King as models of Christian moral witness feels like another universe — far from the cruel, cramped, suspicious, and selfish world we are living in. What was the Francis era? Where did he come from, and how did he become pope? And what are we losing — besides a pretty good pope — with his passing from the mortal realm? Matt and Sam discuss the passing of Pope Francis and what his papacy meant (to us and to the world), why he scandalized the Catholic right, and why his message feels so necessary and yet so far away. Further Reading: Vinson Cunningham, "Many and One," Commonweal, Dec 14, 2020. Dorothy Fortenberry, "The climate apocalypse is also a religious crisis," Vox, April 12, 2023.Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann, "The pope called them every night until his final hours. Now, Gaza's Christians cling to the hope he left behind," CNN, April 23, 2025. Matthew Sitman, "No, Pope Francis is Nothing Like Donald Trump," Commonweal, Feb. 26, 2016.— "Pope Francis and Civil Unions: We Need Clarity, Not a Media Blackout," Commonweal, Oct. 27, 2020.Pope Francis, Laudato si' (“On Care for Our Common Home”), May 2015.Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, Oct. 3, 2020.Ross Douthat, "Francis and the End of the Imperial Papacy," New York Times, April 21, 2025....and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!
11th September, 2024 – Join Fr John McCarthy for a discussion on Catholic teaching, current events and general updates! In this episode, Fr. John explores the concept of caring for our common home, drawing on the deep connection between creation and the Creator. He reflects on the responsibility we have as stewards of the Earth, […] The post E1090 | Chatechesis – Fr John McCarthy – Caring for Our Common Home appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.
Rev. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove discuss the political, moral, and spiritual dimensions of poverty. Together, they co-authored White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, and they're collaborators at the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.About Rev. William BarberBishop William J. Barber II, DMin, is a Professor in the Practice of Public Theology and Public Policy and Founding Director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. He serves as President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, and has been Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Goldsboro, NC, for the past 29 years.He is the author of four books: We Are Called To Be A Movement; Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and The Rise of a New Justice Movement; and Forward Together: A Moral Message For The Nation.Bishop Barber served as president of the North Carolina NAACP from 2006-2017 and on the National NAACP Board of Directors from 2008-2020. He is the architect of the Forward Together Moral Movement that gained national acclaim in 2013 with its Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly. In 2015, he established Repairers of the Breach to train communities in moral movement building through the Moral Political Organizing Leadership Institute and Summit Trainings (MPOLIS). In 2018, he co-anchored the relaunch of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival— reviving the SCLC's Poor People's Campaign, which was originally organized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., welfare rights leaders, workers' rights advocates, religious leaders, and people of all races to fight poverty in the U.S.A highly sought-after speaker, Bishop Barber has given keynote addresses at hundreds of national and state conferences, including the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the 59th Inaugural Prayer Service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Vatican's conference on Pope Francis's encyclical “Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home.He is a 2018 MacArthur Foundation Genius Award recipient and a 2015 recipient of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award and the Puffin Award.Bishop Barber earned a Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Drew University with a concentration in Public Policy and Pastoral Care. He has had ten honorary doctorates conferred upon him.About Jonathan Wilson-HartgroveJonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is an author, preacher, and community-builder who has worked with faith-rooted movements for social change for more than two decades. He is the founder of School for Conversion, a popular education center in Durham, North Carolina, and co-founder of the Rutba House, a house of hospitality in Durham's Walltown neighborhood.Mr. Wilson-Hartgrove is the author of more than a dozen books, including the daily prayer guide, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, New Monasticism, The Wisdom of Stability, Reconstructing the Gospel, and Revolution of Values. He is a regular preacher and teacher in churches across the US and Canada and a member of the Red Letter Christian Communicators network.Show NotesCenter for Public Theology and Public Policy's ten-session online course: https://www.theologyandpolicy.yale.edu/inaugural-conferenceGet your copy of White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324094876Production NotesThis podcast featured Rev. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, with Ryan McAnnally-LinzEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Kacie BarrettA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
Emmanuel Katongole highlights the connections between Eucharist and ecology with a view of making two interconnected claims, namely that an adequate understanding of the Eucharist intensifies and shapes the Christian responsibility for the care of Our Common Home, and that efforts for the care of our Common home are Eucharistic in more than a symbolic sense. They are truly a sacrament - sign and reality - of God's love for the earth. Drawing from the work of Bethany Land Institute in Uganda, he displays the dynamic relationship between these two claims.Thanks for listening! The ThinkND Podcast is brought to you by ThinkND, the University of Notre Dame's online learning community. We connect you with videos, podcasts, articles, courses, and other resources to inspire minds and spark conversations on topics that matter to you — everything from faith and politics, to science, technology, and your career. Learn more about ThinkND and register for upcoming live events at think.nd.edu. Join our LinkedIn community for updates, episode clips, and more.
Christiana Zenner, PhD, returns to the podcast (see episode 4.3) for a discussion about Laudate Deum, the Apostolic Exhortation that Pope Francis recently issued as an update to his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home. We talk about some of the similarities and differences between the encyclical and the new exhortation. Some of the main themes include Pope Francis' use of scientific argumentation to refute climate denial, his critique of the United States as the world's leading carbon emitter per capita, his critique of what he calls the "technocratic paradigm" currently dominant around the globe (especially in the Global North), and his call for a global politics of multilateralism to address the climate crisis. We also discuss the usual absence of women from citations in these sorts of documents, which is remedied in Laudate Deum with a very strange reference to a well-known feminist scholar of science studies, Donna Haraway, who grew up Catholic but has taken highly critical stances toward Catholicism throughout her career. National Catholic Reporter featured an interview profile of Haraway in response to the citation, which you can find here.
On this weeks podcast Jane Mellet from Trocaire joins Shane and John to help us go through the new papal exhortation "Laudate Deum, to all people of good will on the climate crisis". It is a document intended to follow up on his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home and sets out Pope Francis challenge to the world (not just Catholics) around the climate crisis and the lack of progress in dealing with the issue.Laudate DeumSo what is it? Jane takes us through the document published on 4th Oct on the last day of the Season of Creation. It is an apostolic exhortation which is a teaching document from the pope, which often aims to exhort (encourage) a particular virtue or activity. Like many papal encyclicals, apostolic exhortations have often developed themes of the Church's social teaching. This exhortation has been called a follow up to Laudato Si' and the title reflects this. Like Laudato Si' this new document reminds us of the words of St Francis' prayer-poem, the Canticle of the Creatures, which praises God by praising God's creation. Pope Francis states specifically that the title of this letter is “Praise God” because “when human beings claim to take God's place, they become their own worst enemies.” (#73) By this he means that when we seek power for its own sake we damage both ourselves and the planet. Power should be used to create a better world for all.Text of the exhortationVatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development - video introductioniCatholic - Interview with Tomas InsuaLaudato Si Movement webpage on Laudate DeumCafod - Laudate Deum: Your questions answered on Pope Francis' Apostolic ExhortationThe Pillar - ‘Laudate Deum': A brief guide for busy readersVatican News - Laudate Deum and COP28
On this weeks podcast Jane Mellet from Trocaire joins Shane and John to help us go through the new papal exhortation "Laudate Deum, to all people of good will on the climate crisis". It is a document intended to follow up on his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home and sets out Pope Francis challenge to the world (not just catholics) around the climate crisis and the lack of progress in dealing with the issue. We have our regular run through the liturgical space in the coming week, some local notices and of course our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel (Matthew 22:1-14) in part 3 which looks at the parable this week of the invitation to the wedding feast. Laudate DeumSo what is it? Jane takes us through the document published on 4th Oct on the last day of the Season of Creation. It is an apostolic exhortation which is a teaching document from the pope, which often aims to exhort (encourage) a particular virtue or activity. Like many papal encyclicals, apostolic exhortations have often developed themes of the Church's social teaching. This exhortation has been called a follow up to Laudato Si' and the title reflects this. Like Laudato Si' this new document reminds us of the words of St Francis' prayer-poem, the Canticle of the Creatures, which praises God by praising God's creation. Pope Francis states specifically that the title of this letter is “Praise God” because “when human beings claim to take God's place, they become their own worst enemies.” (#73) By this he means that when we seek power for its own sake we damage both ourselves and the planet. Power should be used to create a better world for all.Text of the exhortationVatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development - video introductioniCatholic - Interview with Tomas InsuaLaudato Si Movement webpage on Laudate DeumCafod - Laudate Deum: Your questions answered on Pope Francis' Apostolic ExhortationThe Pillar - ‘Laudate Deum': A brief guide for busy readersVatican News - Laudate Deum and COP28
How one parish, among others, is putting the call of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' (Caring for Our Common Home) into action.
Social Justice Ireland is a member of the Roundtable on Migration in Our Common Home, a collective of organisations and individuals concerned about the shape of migration policy in Ireland and internationally. To date, three papers have been published which you can access below. Colette Bennett is one of Social Justice Ireland's representatives at the Roundtable and chats with Susanne Rogers about the work of the collective, gives a brief overview of the first two papers, sets out the current context and recommendations for the future. Migrations in Our Common Home: Forecasting for Change Planning for Change: Climate Change and Migration Migrations in Our Common Home: Responding with Care - Ireland's response to the Ukrainian crisis
With the Writers Guild of America strike underway, the plight of television writers—especially their treatment in the age of streaming and artificial intelligence—is garnering new, and overdue, attention. Matt and Sam are joined by two friends of the podcast, Will Arbery and Dorothy Fortenberry, who write for major television shows: Will is a writer for HBO's Succession, and Dorothy for Apple TV+'s Extrapolations. They discuss how they write about political topics and themes, such as rightwing political candidates or the effects of climate change, in these fraught times, when the demands of good art can seem in tension with a simplistic and moralistic culture. Also discussed: parents, children, and families, now and in the coming climate crisis; how and whether people can change; and, of course, the WGA strike and why it matters.Sources Cited:Michael Schulman, "Why Are TV Writers So Miserable," The New Yorker, Apr 29, 2023Alex Press, "TV Writers Say They're Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession," Jacobin, May 3, 2023.Sam Adler-Bell, "Succession's Repetition Compulsion," The Nation, Nov 10, 2021.Pope Francis, Laudato si' (“On Care for Our Common Home”), May 2015Listen to previous Know Your Enemy episodes with these guests:"We Can Be Heroes" (w/ Will Arbery), November 11, 2019"Suburban Woman" (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry), October 29, 2020"Living at the End of Our World" (w/ Daniel Sherrell & Dorothy Fortenberry), September 2, 2021...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!
Join Orbis Books Publisher, Robert Ellsberg, as he discusses "Ecomartyrdom in the Americas: Living and Dying for Our Common Home", with Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo , author, in this One On One Interview.This book lifts up the witness of women and men in the Americas who have been murdered for their commitment to environmental justice and ecological liberation. The central claim here is that murdered environmental activists can and should be understood theologically by Christians as eco-martyrs.Therefore, their witness should challenge the church, especially in the Global North, to enter into solidarity with the ecological struggles of poor and indigenous communities not only in the Americas, but around the world.Get The Book: Ecomartyrdom in the Americas: Living and Dying for Our Common HomeCheck out more One On One Interviews with Orbis Books,
March 13 is the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. In this episode we explore the threads of the pope's identity—the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, the first pope named Francis—and unpack what they mean for his leadership of the Catholic Church. In Just Politics' first interview with a Vatican official, Emilce Cuda, a lay woman theologian from the pope's home country of Argentina and co-secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, shares her perspective on the richness of integral ecology, the pope's teaching on the interconnectedness of all creation. This is most famously realized in Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical letter Laudato Si' (On Care for Our Common Home), but he has also applied it to other areas such as politics and all human relationships. In this episode, we also hear from School Sister of St. Francis Maureen Jerkowski, Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Mary Catherine Rice, and Brenna Davis, director of integral ecology at the Ignatian Solidarity Network, to unpack how this teaching challenges people in the United States today. The conversation draws on their respective work in justice for immigrants, climate justice, racial justice, economic justice, and the links between them. You can learn more about our guests, integral ecology, and Pope Francis in the links below. More background on Emilce Cuda https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/meet-emilce-cuda-pope-francis-catholic-social-teaching-expert-vatican Read how to get involved in the Laudato Si' Action Platform https://laudatosiactionplatform.org/ Learn more about the Ignatian Solidarity Network https://ignatiansolidarity.net/ Catholic Sisters Week is March 8-14 https://catholicsistersweek.org/ Pope Francis' encyclical on integral ecology, Laudato Si' (On Care for Our Common Home) https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html Just Politics is sponsored by St. Jude League Community Development. https://stjudeleague.org/
Celebrating God's Perfect InstrumentWe reflect on this Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. While Our Lady is known by many titles, as we kick off the new year honoring her as Mother of God, Curtis Stephan reflects on Mary as God's instrument. By following her example, we have a place in this symphony, too. Today's guest podcaster is Curtis Stephan. In less than 15 years, Curtis has risen from a promising young songwriter to one of the most productive forces in liturgical music today. A lifelong musician, he received his bachelor's in music and his master's in jazz studies from the University of North Texas. He is a parish music director, composer, concert and recording artist, and workshop clinician. Since committing his life to serving the Gospel through music, Curtis has published five solo collections. His latest collection, Love Remains: Songs of Consolation, explores grief and finding Christ's peace after his father's death. His Mass of Renewal is one of the most popular Mass settings in US parishes. Curtis recently collaborated with fellow composers on Our Common Home, a collection inspired by Pope Francis' Laudato Si' encyclical. Curtis travels the world presenting liturgical training and inspirational music, witnessing to all ages through workshops, retreats, missions, conferences, youth rallies and liturgies. Whether he is teaching the foundational elements of planning music for liturgy, the nuts and bolts of arranging and conducting or leading youth through the sacraments, he has the same goal: helping people connect with God and making disciples for Christ. Curtis currently lives in Frisco, Texas, with his wife and four kids. He is director of music and liturgy for St. Ann Catholic Church in Coppell, a mega-parish with more than 30,000 attendees. You can follow Curtis on Facebook here.Read more about today's featured podcaster and saints here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god/Register for our LIVE Epiphanies Stories event on January 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM Central/8:00 PM Eastern on Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdeigrzkiGdxJno3YtXLa9ZbI0Qi4ToWlGet your Christmas free downloads + new Saints for Slackers swag here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/shop/Special thanks to slacker co-host, Jeff Sanchez; and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.
On the seventh and final episode of The Climate Imaginary, a Below the Radar series, Am Johal is joined by Karenna Gore, the founder and executive director of Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. In their conversation, they discuss the intersection of environmental ethics and theology, the wisdom contained in tradition, and the need for a new relationship between humans and nature – one not based on domination. Through the contemplation of faith and ecological responsibilities, this episode puts forward alternative ways to resist the climate crisis. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-climate-imaginary/198-karenna-gore.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/198-karenna-gore.html Resources: Karenna Gore: https://centerforearthethics.org/profile/karenna-gore/ Center for Earth Ethics: https://centerforearthethics.org/what-are-earth-ethics-tk/ Union Theological Seminary: https://utsnyc.edu/about/ EcoPeace Middle East: https://ecopeaceme.org/about/ Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor by Rob Nixon: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674072343 Ahmed Shaheed Report to 77th session of the UN General Assembly: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/a77514-interim-report-special-rapporteur-freedom-religion-or-belief Seth Klein Interview: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/27-seth-klein.html A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency: https://www.sethklein.ca/book Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html Dayenu: https://dayenu.org/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444 Hazon: https://hazon.org/about/mission-vision/ Bio: Karenna Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She previously worked at the legal centre of Sanctuary for Families, which serves victims of domestic violence and trafficking, and had authored the book, “Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America” (2006). Karenna graduated from Harvard College, earned her law degree from Columbia Law School, and a Master's in Social Ethics from Union Theological Seminary. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “The Climate Imaginary: Earth Ethics, Spirituality and Social Justice — with Karenna Gore.” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, December 13, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-climate-imaginary/198-karenna-gore.html.
Join us for "Our Common Home," Dr. Robert Creech's discussion of Genesis 1:1-31 from his sermon series For The Beauty Of Earth. This episode aired on September 18, 2022.
On this week's episode, Bishop Burbidge shares: His reflections on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and her legacy Some takeaways from the Mass Honoring Military and First Responders at St. Leo's in Fairfax this past Sunday, September 11 His experience celebrating the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Catholic University of America earlier this month, using a 15th century Irish chalice Thoughts on Catholic responsibility to care for our common home, in the midst of this Season of Creation; register here for the September 17 Conference: Why Should I Care for Our Common Home? Bishop Burbidge also answers the following question from the faithful: Why is Communion not given to a politician in one diocese, but that same person can receive Communion in another diocese?
A Sermon by guest preacher Rev. Dr. William Barber II at Foundry UMC June 5th, 2022. First Sunday of Pentecost. Text: ACTS 2:1-21 https://foundryumc.org/archive/ The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach; Co- Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival; Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries; Visiting Professor at Union Theological Seminary; and Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary. For more than a quarter century, he has pastored the Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Since Rev. Dr. Barber began his ministry at Greenleaf 29 years ago, the church has sponsored efforts that have led to more than $12 million of community development, in addition to welcoming all into the body of Christ. He is the author of four books: “We Are Called To Be A Movement;” “Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing;” “The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and The Rise of a New Justice Movement;” and “Forward Together: A Moral Message For The Nation.” Rev. Dr. Barber is also architect of the Moral Movement, which began with weekly Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013 and revived under the banner of the Poor People's Campaign. In 2018, Rev. Dr. Barber helped relaunch the Poor People's Campaign — which was begun by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others in 1968 — with an historic wave of protests in state capitals and in Washington, D.C., calling for a moral agenda and a moral budget. Rev. Dr. Barber has been arrested 17 times for nonviolent civil disobedience. Millions of Americans have participated in Poor People's Campaign events over the past three years. A highly sought-after speaker, Rev. Dr. Barber has given keynote addresses at hundreds of national and state conferences, including the 2016 Democratic National Convention. He has spoken to a wide variety of audiences including national unions, fraternities and sororities, drug dealer redemption conferences, women's groups, economic policy groups, voting rights advocates, LGBTQ equality and justice groups, environmental and criminal justice groups, small organizing committees of domestic workers, fast food workers, and national gatherings of Christians, Muslims, Jews, and other people of faith. Rev. Dr. Barber gave the homily at the 59th Inaugural Prayer Service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He spoke at the Vatican in 2017 in response to Pope Francis's encyclical “‘Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home,” and he was invited again to speak at the Vatican in 2021, at a conference hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. On June 18, 2018, Rev. Dr. Barber spoke before the 5th Uni Global Union World Congress to more than 25 countries and was added to the Black Achievers Wall in the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England. He has had 10 honorary degrees conferred upon him. Rev. Dr. Barber served as president of the North Carolina NAACP, the largest state conference in the South, from 2006-2017 and served on the National NAACP Board of Directors from 2008-2020. A former Mel King Fellow at MIT, he is currently Visiting Professor of Public Theology and Activism at Union Theological Seminary and Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary. Rev. Dr. Barber is regularly featured in media outlets such as MSNBC, TIME, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, and The Nation Magazine. Rev. Dr. Barber was named one of BET's 100 Entertainers and Innovators in 2020, and he is a 2019 recipient of the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor. Rev. Dr. Barber has also received the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center's Beloved Community Award, and the Puffin Award.
In this (quite literally) world-spanning episode, Jude and John look at books that dare to confront one of the most vexing and critical issues of our time: the impact our race is having on the physical environment. Our "common home" (in the phrase favored by Pope Francis) literally hangs in the balance due to a whole series of choices we've made as a species, and we wanted to read more from both the fiction and non-fiction sides of the aisle about what this means (and could mean) for the future of humanity. In a very real sense, few subjects are more worth educating ourselves about more than this one. We talk about speculative science fiction, popular scientific and nature writing, pioneering novelists who have been sounding the alarm for years and yes, we even bring up a well-timed and surprisingly accessible Papal encyclical. We found it to be a wide-ranging, eye-opening and fascinating subject to dive into, and hope our listeners will too - if we do our job right, this one will provide plenty of food for thought, if nothing else. Thanks as always for listening to and supporting this homegrown effort! Website: anchor.fm/book-change Email address: bookxchangetwins@gmail.com MUSIC BY YOUNG WOLF, VOIDZ PANDA BOOKS DISCUSSED/MENTIONED/RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE: What John is currently reading/plans to read next: 'World Made By Hand,' James Howard Kunstler - 'A Visit to the Goon Squad,' Jennifer Egan - What Jude is currently reading/plans to read next: 'The Wake,' Paul Kingsnorth - 'Stella's Carpet,' Lucy E. M. Black - Books/Writers discussed in this episode: 'The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy,' Michael McCarthy - 'The Overstory,' Richard Powers - 'The Road,' Cormac McCarthy - 'Barkskins,' Annie Proulx - 'Last Chance to See,' Douglas Adams - 'The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History,' Elizabeth Kolbert - 'Dune,' Frank Herbert - 'The Stand,' Stephen King - 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes,' Dan Egan - 'Storm,' George R. Stewart - '2312' & 'New York 2140,' Kim Stanley Robinson - 'Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home,' Pope Francis - 'Fiskadoro,' Denis Johnson - 'A Canticle for Leibowitz,' Walter M. Miller, Jr. - 'A Friend of the Earth' & 'When the Killing's Done,' T. C. Boyle - 'The Geography of Nowhere,' 'The Long Emergency' & 'World Made By Hand,' T. C. Boyle - 'Flight Behavior,' Barbara Kingsolver - 'The Drowned World,' J. G. Ballard - Planned next episode of the Book XChange podcast: Episode 50 is called "Re:Verse," and for the first time, the Book XChange will take on poets and poetry: the value and challenges of reading it, why it matters, favorite poets and epics written in verse, etc.
Just Life - Ellen Teague - 2021-11-18 Ellen Teague is a London-based freelance Catholic journalist who writes and campaigns on Justice, Peace and Ecology issues. She has worked for the Columbans since 1990, running the media desk of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) team of the Columban Missionary Society in Britain and editing their newsletter, Vocation for Justice. She speaks in dioceses, parishes and chaplaincies regularly on JPIC issues, particularly on the social justice teachings of Laudato Si', the 2015 papal encyclical on ‘Our Common Home'. Ellen is also an assessor for the Livesimply Parish Award in England and Wales, and supports individuals, families, parishes and educational establishments to commit to the transition to renewable energy, advocacy for justice and peacemaking. She helps to organise the annual Columban media competition for young people, which has focused on Migrants, Refugees and ‘Throwaway Society'. Ellen represented the Columbans at the 2015 United Nations Climate Talks in Paris, producing a daily blog which added to the clamour for an Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. She has been a Columban presence at numerous lobbies and marches over several decades on such issues as the Climate Crisis, Global Debt, Fair Trade, Extractive Industries, and Peace & Nonviolence. Influential events included lobbying the G8 on Debt in 1998 (Birmingham) and 1999 (Cologne) as part of the Jubilee 2000 campaign to cancel international debt, ‘Make Poverty History' in Edinburgh in 2005 and ‘The Wave' on Climate in London in 2009. She attended the Columban conference in the Philippines in 2007 on Climate Change which established a Columban commitment internationally to work on the issue. More recently, she helped produce a series of Columban podcasts on Biodiversity for the 2020 Season of Creation, working with Columban JPIC internationally. Ellen also writes regularly for The Tablet, Independent Catholic News, Messenger of St. Anthony International Edition and Redemptorist Publications, collaborating closely with organisations involved in the National Justice and Peace Network of England and Wales (NJPN), such as Pax Christi. She is a member of the NJPN Environment Group and is on the planning group for their July 2021 Conference: ‘Action for Life on Earth', which is inspired by Laudato Si'. Interest in environmental justice was sparked while working as a volunteer teacher in Northern Nigeria in the 1980s and then for CAFOD as their campaign coordinator on the ‘Renewing the Earth' campaign 1989-1990, which did ground-breaking work on the links between development and the environment. Columban eco-theologian Sean McDonagh was a consultant to that campaign and she has been inspired by his work on Creation Theology ever since. She has produced several study programmes for Christian groups, including, ‘Paint the Church Green', ‘Our Earth, Our Home' – Green assemblies for primary schools, and the Columban study programme on Laudato Si'.
This week we're joined by Dr. John Cavadini a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame to discuss his reflections on Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' and the influences of St. Francis and St. Augustine on that document. This week's action item: Join or start a small group using the Minnesota, Our Common Home resources to delve into the teachings in Laudato Si'. Links: Dr. Cavadini's article:https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/augustine-and-francis-the-saints-of-laudato-si/ Download/Purchase Minnesota, Our Common Home: www.MNCatholic.org/OurCommonHome
This is a slightly different kind of Know Your Enemy episode—a conversation about hope and despair as the effects of climate change bear down upon us. At the center of that conversation is a brilliant new book, Daniel Sherrell's Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of the World, that focuses not on the facts of climate change or how to stop it, but what it feels like to imagine and live into the future in the knowledge of its existence. Matt and Sam are joined by Sherrell and Dorothy Fortenberry, a playwright and television writer currently working on Extrapolations, an upcoming limited series for Apple TV+ that focuses on climate change. Sources and Further Reading:Daniel Sherrell, Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World (Penguin, 2021)Pope Francis, Laudato si' ("On Care for Our Common Home"), May 2015Dorothy Fortenberry, "Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore: What Donald Trump Understands about Politics Today," Commonweal, November 5, 2020Sam Adler-Bell, "Beautiful Losers: The Left Should Resist the Comforts of Defeat," Commonweal, March 11, 2020...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!
On the August episode of Fully Alive, Dawn and Ray welcome Michael Terrien, Laudato Si Ecumenical and Interreligious Liaison, to discuss Care for Our Common Home and the Laudato Si encyclical. During the second half of the show, Mauro Pineda, from Immigration Ministries, joins to share some of the workings of the Archdioceses Pastoral Migratoria Ministry.
Support For the Life of the World, give to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: faith.yale.edu/giveShortly after Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March 2013, he released an exhortation, very similar to an encyclical, but addressed to a Christian audience. "Evangelii Guadium” or the "Joy of the Gospel,” begins by articulating the most pressing challenges for the contemporary Church. First on his list is the economy of exclusion. What does he mean by that? He writes:Just as the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today we also have to say “thou shalt not” to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills. How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points? This is a case of exclusion. Can we continue to stand by when food is thrown away while people are starving? This is a case of inequality. Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless. As a consequence, masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work, without possibilities, without any means of escape. (Evangelii Gaudium)Sister Helen Alford reflects on the economic implications of Pope Francis's Fratelli Tutti, including concerns about unrestrained free markets, the importance of allowing human life and dignity to frame our economic policy, what behavioral economics tells us about human relationality, and how we can understand the big picture of politics, economics, faith, and flourishing operating in Catholic social thought. Interview by Ryan McAnnally-Linz.Show NotesWhat is the goal of Fratelli Tutti? (And understanding it in light of 2015's Laudato Si: Care of Our Common Home.)Integral ecology: how we relate to each other in our nature environment (ecology) and human environment (economy)Ecology and economy share a common root: oikos (home)An economy that puts life and human dignity at the center, which also means respect for the environmentThe economic donut principle: the inner ring is social minimum to take care of all people, the outer ring is the environmental ceiling for impact. We need to live within the donut!"Fratelli tutti wants to see the economy as situated within a bigger vision of human development"Economy is like the foundation of a house, it's not built for its own sake, but to support the whole house and the people in it. The economy must serve the common good—for all of us, in an integrated way.The primacy of politics: "We need a political order that's going to give proper direction to the economy.""We see how difficult it is to make a political system function today."The economy is a good tool but a bad master. It must serve, not rule.The problem with unrestrained free marketsUnderstanding the vision of human flourishing implied in the free market economy"The Ultimatum Game": An experiment in behavioral economicsRelational beings in the economy; relationships really count in economic interactionsBeings in relation; understanding the humanity at the core of economicsHow theology, biology, and economics all suggest cooperation and relationally is built into human beings.Long term ideas that impact our concept of work and the human personRarum novarum and solidarity between workers and owners, and solidarity between workers togetherSolidarity as a strategy for affirming dignity among all humanity"The shape of human flourishing and how to reach it"—Charles Taylor on Fratelli Tutti"Let us dream as a single human family.” Pope FrancisWhat is Pope Francis's vision for a full and flourishing life? Human rights, human development and resources, moral and spiritual goodsIncreasing diversity, having dialogue with each other and living together in real encounter, loving each other within diversity
In this episode, I speak with Nichlas Shaal about music and creation. To learn more about the songs performed in this podcast, and to purchase recordings please visit www.ocp.org. Permission to reproduce/perform this music is obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-700000. All Rights Reserved. Tend the Ground Curtis Stephan Text inspired by Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si'. Text and music © 2016, Curtis Stephan. Published by Spirit & Song®, a division of OCP. All rights reserved. Litany for the Earth Barbara Bridge Text based on “A Prayer for the Earth” by Pope Francis, from Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home. Text and music © 2016, Barbara Bridge. Published by OCP. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reclaimingsj/message
As we celebrate the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for the environment Laudato Si, we talk to Sr Margaret Atkins, author of Catholics and Our Common Home, about Laudato Si, whether the Catholic Church is doing enough to care for the environment, how Catholics should feel about the impact of technology on the environment, and whether Laudato Si casts light on the COVID-19 crisis. Get your copy of Laudato Si and Catholics and Our Common Home here: https://bit.ly/2BaD1P2 ---------------------------------------------- Sr Margaret Atkins is a member of the community of Augustinian Canonesses of the Mercy of Jesus. After studying Classics and Theology, she taught Theology at Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds, before joining her community in 2005. She has a very long-standing interest in the relation between faith and ecology, and published her first CTS pamphlet Must Catholics Be Green? in 1995.
Episode 46 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week Craig Dalzell is joined by special guest Simon Brooke. Simon built his own low-impact house and came on to discuss his experience of self-building such houses as well as what Scotland could do to bring power to communities to help them plan, build and run themselves.You can read Common Weal's policy paper on building public rental housing here.You can read our paper on empowering communities here.And you can also read Common Weal's Green New Deal plan, Our Common Home.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeAnd all of Common Weal's policy work can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Apologies for the drop in sound quality in this episode. This is due to the technical limitations imposed by the current UK lockdown.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss Photo credit: Simon Brooke Theme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
Jim Grant, Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno shares information about Laudato Si Week, May 16-24, 2020, in anticipation of the 5th Anniversary of the release of Laudato Si, Pope Francis' historic Encyclical on Caring for Our Common Home.
Jim Grant, Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno shares more information about Laudato Si Week, May 16-24, 2020, in anticipation of the 5th Anniversary of the release of Laudato Si, Pope Francis' historic Encyclical on Caring for Our Common Home. Two videos are included (Pope Francis' invitation to Laudato Si Week and CST 101- Care for God's Creation) and 9 resources found at catholicclimatecovenant.org are featured.
Episode 45 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week, Jonathon Shafi and Craig Dalzell discuss Common Weal's latest policy paper, Good Houses for All, which lays out a plan to build an unlimited number of extremely high quality social houses at a fraction of the rent of houses built just now by the conventional market. They also discuss the role of the Scottish National Investment Bank and why it needs to be upgraded to support this project as well as the role that the reformed housing sector's supply chains can play in fixing the climate emergency.You can read the policy paper here.And you can also read Common Weal's Green New Deal plan, Our Common Home.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeAnd all of Common Weal's policy work can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Apologies for the drop in sound quality in this episode. This is due to the technical limitations imposed by the current UK lockdown.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
Episode 44 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week, Jonathon Shafi and Craig Dalzell look at the impact of the pandemic on oil. From the shock that led to oil going to negative prices recently through the various reasons that oil consumption has gone down. They then look at the future of Scottish energy under the Green New Deal and ask if there may be better solutions than simply propping up the oil industry and going "back to normal"You can read Common Weal's work on transforming energy here.You can read Craig's policy paper on a strategy to get Scotland out of lockdown here.And the post-independence Green New Deal plan, Our Common Home.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeAnd all of Common Weal's policy work can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Apologies for the drop in sound quality in this episode. This is due to the technical limitations imposed by the current UK lockdown.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
Episode 43 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week, Jonathon Shafi and Craig Dalzell look at the impact of the pandemic on food. They discuss failures in the food supply chain in the UK and in the USA that has seen food shortages and queues at food banks stand side-by-side with production surpluses and the dumping of food that can't be sold.They also discuss the impact on more fragile supply chains globally and the rising threat of a food crisis especially in the Global South as a result of the pandemic and, even more seriously, the climate emergency.Then they turn to Scotland specifically and look at ways that Scotland could reform its food sector to be more sustainable and more local.Jonathon and Craig encourage listeners to email in to tell them about your food stories during lockdown. Have you been planting in your garden? Have you been involved with growing or distributing food in your community? Do you have any delicious lockdown recipe secrets? Email Craig and we'll share some of your stories.You can read Common Weal's latest policy paper on a strategy to get Scotland out of lockdown here.And the post-independence Green New Deal plan, Our Common Home.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeThe books can be bought at the Common Weal shop here.And the policy papers and technical reports mentioned can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Apologies for the drop in sound quality in this episode. This is due to the technical limitations imposed by the current UK lockdown.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
On this weeks programme Jane Mellet (Laudato Si Officer with Trocaire) joins John and Shane to reflect on the up coming fifth anniversary of the publication of the papal encyclical Laudato Si - On care for our common home from Pope Francis. Jane introduces us to the document and how Pope Francis reminds us that "Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it”. We need to become aware of our moral responsibility to what Pope Francis calls "our common home" and how “it is human beings above all who need to change. We lack an awareness of our common origin, of our mutual belonging, and of a future to be shared with everyone........A great cultural, spiritual and educational challenge stands before us, and it will demand that we set out on the long path of renewal”.Resources mentioned by Jane on this weeks programme:Laudato Si Week 2020 - 16th - 23rd May 2020Trocaire - Parish resourcesTrocaire - Education resourcesGlobal Catholic Climate MovementEcocongregation Ireland
Episode 40 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week, Jonathon Shafi and Craig Dalzell react to the UK Budget exploring the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak but also the implications of the budget for Tory Austerity and the prospects for Scotland by comparing this budget both to the prevalling ideology in the Scottish Government - that of the Sustainable Growth Commission - and to the needs of a Scottish Green New Deal.Also mention was Common Weal's three step roadmap for Scottish independence.The pre-referendum strategy paper Within Our Grasp.The pre-Independence Day strategy How to Start a New Country.And the post-independence Green New Deal plan, Our Common Home.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeThe books can be bought at the Common Weal shop here.And the policy papers and technical reports mentioned can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
We get a great perspective from a Catholic who has worked for years inside the Capitol. Kevin Matzek now works in government relations but was most recently the Executive Director of the Senate Republican Caucus. We delve into what it takes to keep our government running. In our mailbag segment, we answer questions about "Minnesota, Our Common Home" the newly released teaching resource from the MN Catholic Conference which helps put Pope Francis' encyclical into a local context. We also discuss the newly published ecological examen and the purpose of an examen. You can order copies of "Minnesota, Our Common Home: Study Guide Version" and the "Ecological Examen" by going to www.MNCatholic.org/OurCommonHome. In our bricklayer segment, we let listeners know how they can get involved with the Catholic Advocacy Network to stay informed on all that is happening during the legislative session and take action. To sign up visit www.MNCatholic.org/ActionCenter.
Dr. Carolyn Woo spearheaded a dialogue at the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences on “The Energy Transition and Care for Our Common Home.” At the conclusion of the event, leaders from the energy sector and the global investment community released a statement saying, "The combination of policies and carbon pricing mechanisms should be designed in a way that simultaneously delivers innovation and investment in low carbon solutions while assisting those who are least able to pay." Woo, currently a Distinguished President’s Fellow for Global Development at Purdue University, served as President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services from 2012 to 2016. She was featured in the May/June 2013 issue of Foreign Policy as one of the 500 Most Powerful people on the planet and one of only 33 in the category of “a force for good.” More Information on the Dialogue: http://www.humandevelopment.va/en/eventi/2019/la-transizione-energetica-e-la-cura-della-nostra-casa-comune.html Monthly Action Sheet (and Dr. Woo's slides): http://www.cclusa.org/actionsheet
Episode 31 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week Johnathon Shafi and Craig Dalzell continue their discussion about the Common Home Plan - Common Weal's blueprint for a Green New Deal for Scotland.In this episode, they discuss the impact that a Green New Deal will have on international trade and how Scotland could shape future trade deals by taking into account the extend to which other coutries have begun to decarbonise their economies. The impact that Scotland could have globally by exporting our knowledge, skills and Green New Deal technology could also be an effective way of helping other countries catch up in the journey to a zero-carbon world.They then move on to discuss the impact of green trade on the fundamental way we buy and sell goods and services. A Green New Deal World will require us to fundamentally rethink the way we advertise goods and the way we consume them.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeThe books can be bought at the Common Weal shop here.And the policy papers and technical reports mentioned can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
Episode 30 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week Craig Dalzell is joined by Jason Douglas from the Common Weal South Lanarkshire Local Group to talk about the proposals in the Our Common Home plan for improving housing and other buildings.A builder himself, Jason is well versed in the kinds of issues that may be faced when trying to improve building standards for new houses - including possible resistance from the industry if they are told to improve standards to that demanded by a Green New Deal.On top of new builds, the Our Common Home plan also asks for £40 billion worth of investment to retrofit existing buildings up to this new standard. This will require a lot of training but will also demand a whole new generation of jobs in the coming years so Jason argues that the Scottish Government should start work now to ensure that young folk in Scotland are being trained up for the jobs that will be created in the coming years.More about the Common Home project can be found at the website https://commonweal.scot/our-common-homeThe books can be bought at the Common Weal shop here.And the policy papers and technical reports mentioned can all be found in the Common Weal Policy Library.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: http://commonweal.scot/about/donateThe Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail over the next several months so if there are any papers that you would like to see covered sooner rather than later, send your suggestions in to craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssTheme"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (http://commonweal.scot/about/donate)
Tune in for a video tour of the Bakhita Garden, St. Ignatius Loyola's community garden. The purpose of the garden is to feed the poor, while nourishing the earth and building community in Denver, Colorado. When Paul Gibson began attending the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, he heard about the parish green team. The Care for Our Common Home team, named after the Pope Francis Encyclical of the same name, began in 2016 and was focused on glass recycling, battery recycling and climate action. (Listen to Podcast Episode 41 to hear more about the start of the Loyola team.) Paul wanted to expand the scope to include his passion. "To me, Care for Our Common Home means care of the earth and care of the poor," said Paul Gibson, coordinator of the Loyola garden project. The garden was named the Bakhita Garden, after Saint Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of Sudan. It is located two blocks from the church, on the southeast corner of 23rd and Vine St in Denver. Click here to view show notes and photos.
In this week's episode, we speak with Madeleine Kearns, a reporter at National Review, about her recent article, “Don’t Legalize Prostitution; It Will Only Make the Problem Worse.” We delve into the movement that is trying to legalize prostitution and why it could have a host of other unforeseen consequences. Plus, what the 2020 presidential candidates are saying on the issue, and the successes being seen around the world in helping victims of prostitution and human trafficking. Then in our mailbag segment, we tackle the issue of school choice, opportunity scholarships, and why enabling parents to choose the right school for their children will not negatively impact public school funding. We round out the program with our Bricklayer segment. This week we discuss a new small group study program that MCC is about to release. We explain how the "Minnesota, Our Common Home" document, study guide, and ecological examen can help you to grow in the faith and put your faith into action.
PDF: https://adbl.co/2JMflDL The wait is over. After a two-year investigation, the results of The Mueller Report have been released to the public. Now listen to an audio version of one of the most talked about government documents in history. These are the redacted findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, which was tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, including exploring any links or coordination between President Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government. Audible has a history of recording and distributing public documents. This includes The 9/11 Commission Report, The Starr Report, and Pope Francis' encyclical letter on climate change and inequality, Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis: On Care for Our Common Home. Editorial notes: This audio recording identifies the sections of The Mueller Report that have been redacted by the Office of the Attorney General. When the narrators reach a section of the report that has been redacted, they will give one of the four reasons for a redaction that is specified in the report. Those reasons are the following: Grand Jury, Harm to Ongoing Matter, Investigative Technique, Personal Privacy. To aid the listener’s comprehension of the report, we have recorded footnotes that contain secondary pieces of information, which provide additional context to the events described. Finally, references to US Code, federal regulations, court cases and other legal and technical documents have been adjusted for brevity and listener clarity. We are providing a downloadable PDF for a full and complete reference. This file can be accessed in your Library section along with the audio.
PDF: https://adbl.co/2JMflDL The wait is over. After a two-year investigation, the results of The Mueller Report have been released to the public. Now listen to an audio version of one of the most talked about government documents in history. These are the redacted findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, which was tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, including exploring any links or coordination between President Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government. Audible has a history of recording and distributing public documents. This includes The 9/11 Commission Report, The Starr Report, and Pope Francis' encyclical letter on climate change and inequality, Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis: On Care for Our Common Home. Editorial notes: This audio recording identifies the sections of The Mueller Report that have been redacted by the Office of the Attorney General. When the narrators reach a section of the report that has been redacted, they will give one of the four reasons for a redaction that is specified in the report. Those reasons are the following: Grand Jury, Harm to Ongoing Matter, Investigative Technique, Personal Privacy. To aid the listener’s comprehension of the report, we have recorded footnotes that contain secondary pieces of information, which provide additional context to the events described. Finally, references to US Code, federal regulations, court cases and other legal and technical documents have been adjusted for brevity and listener clarity. We are providing a downloadable PDF for a full and complete reference. This file can be accessed in your Library section along with the audio.
PDF: https://adbl.co/2JMflDL The wait is over. After a two-year investigation, the results of The Mueller Report have been released to the public. Now listen to an audio version of one of the most talked about government documents in history. These are the redacted findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, which was tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, including exploring any links or coordination between President Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government. Audible has a history of recording and distributing public documents. This includes The 9/11 Commission Report, The Starr Report, and Pope Francis' encyclical letter on climate change and inequality, Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis: On Care for Our Common Home. Editorial notes: This audio recording identifies the sections of The Mueller Report that have been redacted by the Office of the Attorney General. When the narrators reach a section of the report that has been redacted, they will give one of the four reasons for a redaction that is specified in the report. Those reasons are the following: Grand Jury, Harm to Ongoing Matter, Investigative Technique, Personal Privacy. To aid the listener’s comprehension of the report, we have recorded footnotes that contain secondary pieces of information, which provide additional context to the events described. Finally, references to US Code, federal regulations, court cases and other legal and technical documents have been adjusted for brevity and listener clarity. We are providing a downloadable PDF for a full and complete reference. This file can be accessed in your Library section along with the audio.
PDF: https://adbl.co/2JMflDL The wait is over. After a two-year investigation, the results of The Mueller Report have been released to the public. Now listen to an audio version of one of the most talked about government documents in history. These are the redacted findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, which was tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, including exploring any links or coordination between President Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government. Audible has a history of recording and distributing public documents. This includes The 9/11 Commission Report, The Starr Report, and Pope Francis' encyclical letter on climate change and inequality, Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis: On Care for Our Common Home. Editorial notes: This audio recording identifies the sections of The Mueller Report that have been redacted by the Office of the Attorney General. When the narrators reach a section of the report that has been redacted, they will give one of the four reasons for a redaction that is specified in the report. Those reasons are the following: Grand Jury, Harm to Ongoing Matter, Investigative Technique, Personal Privacy. To aid the listener’s comprehension of the report, we have recorded footnotes that contain secondary pieces of information, which provide additional context to the events described. Finally, references to US Code, federal regulations, court cases and other legal and technical documents have been adjusted for brevity and listener clarity. We are providing a downloadable PDF for a full and complete reference. This file can be accessed in your Library section along with the audio.
Have you wondered if your faith community could start a Green Team? Tune in to hear from Mary Ellen Buning and Barbara Fahmey of the Care for Our Common Home team of St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Parish in Denver, Colorado. Resources: Overview of the Laudato Si (Jesuit Post) Learn about Laudato Si (Global Catholic Climate Movement) Interfaith Power & Light Envirohub More resources at www.GreenTeamAcademy.com
In the first edition of Open Field, Eamon Ryan talks to Jane Mellett, a pastoral worker from Dublin and project co-ordinator of Our Common Home, an initiative focussed on greening the World Meeting of Families, which coincides with Pope Francis’ first visit to Ireland. Eamon and Jane talk about life as a pastoral worker in Cherry Orchard, Dublin; the role of the church in addressing climate change; what the pope’s visit means for the non-religious; greening the practice of pilgrimage; and Mellett’s work with victims of child labour in India. www.eamonryan.ie/openfield
For any Catholic parish, a Fish Fry cooks up fun and some revenue during the season of Lent. At Holy Redeemer in the St. Louis suburb of Webster Groves, a portion of that green potential is being invested in Green education-by-example, led by two Moms. Jamie Hasemeier, Earthworms guest (pictured right, photo by Dave Leuking), came to "Holy" with strong personal environmental values. She wants to contribute in every way to a healthy world for her four children - and for her fellow humans everywhere. When Jamie teamed with fellow Mom Lisa Reed, who runs the church's annual Fish Fry, she worked through several cycles of Lent to cook sustainability into those events. Students educate guests about low-waste eating as they direct diners to correctly recycle and compost. Results of these efforts included less than 2 bags of landfill trash from each of 2017's Fish Fry evenings - that each served over 750. Green efforts continue growing! Features in the St. Louis Review, an archdiocesan publication, and the St. Louis Green Dining Alliance blog helped boost attendance in 2017, when these dinners went Compostable. Trays going into yellow Compost bins are not Styrofoam - they are plastics made from plants. Other parishes are acting on the Holy Redeemer Green example, set by Mothers who love Earth - and act on their faith. Music: Rearview, performed live at KDHX by Belle Star THANKS to Anna Holland, Earthworms skillful, tasteful engineer Related Earthworms Conversations: Laudato Si, understanding Care for Our Common Home, with Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (January 2016) Dr. Peter Raven, science advisor to Pope Francis' Climate Change encyclical (June 2015)
Last show of 2017, how about a story about changing the world? Carl and Richard talk to Stephen Forte about the Laudato Si Challenge, a startup accelerator that focuses on conscientious capitalism, providing an intense ten-week program that helps the companies get moving with finance, marketing, and growth strategies. Stephen talks about the genesis of the challenge with Pope Francis' encyclical 'On Care of Our Common Home.' Making a profit doesn't have to be at the expense of the planet or other people - we can all benefit, and Stephen is working to make it true!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations
Last show of 2017, how about a story about changing the world? Carl and Richard talk to Stephen Forte about the Laudato Si Challenge, a startup accelerator that focuses on conscientious capitalism, providing an intense ten-week program that helps the companies get moving with finance, marketing, and growth strategies. Stephen talks about the genesis of the challenge with Pope Francis' encyclical 'On Care of Our Common Home.' Making a profit doesn't have to be at the expense of the planet or other people - we can all benefit, and Stephen is working to make it true!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations
Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Dan Clendenin. Essay by Dan Clendenin: *Open to the Other* for Sunday, 24 January 2016; The Eighth Day by Debie Thomas: *Home*; book review by Dan Clendenin: *Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home* by Pope Francis (2015); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Sand Dollars* (2014, Dominican Republic); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *I Have a Dream* by Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have been looking forward to having Dr. Cameron Jorgenson on my podcast for a long time. Dr. Jorgenson is one of the smartest and most thoughtful people that I know, and so it was with great anticipation that I had him on this week's episode. But first a little backstory. I first met Dr. Jorgenson in and around 1993/1994 at Grand Canyon University when we were both freshmen. A lot of things have changed since we first met in an introduction to philosophy class -- GCU used to be a very tiny, Christian liberal arts college for one; and I'm sure our philosophical and theological outlook has also changed quite a bit since that first class. Dr. Jorgenson didn't have his Ph.D then and I only knew him as Cameron. In our time at Grand Canyon we sort of knew each other, but often ran in different social circles. But in January 1998, six months after we graduated, we both ended up at Fuller Theological Seminary's Southwest Campus in Phoenix. And for the next three years Cameron and I took every class together and studied relentlessly (Greek, Hebrew, Systematic Theology, Church History, etc, etc.). I can't even tell you the thousands of hours we put in studying over coffee in various coffee shops and book stores in the Phoenix area. And it was in this time that our friendship really began to develop and grow, and I came to really admire Cameron for his love of Christ, his intellectual rigor, and the way he put those into loving practice in the relationships and communities around him. Cameron and I then went on to live in Antigua, Guatemala with some host families for three months while we studied Spanish, followed by a trip with Fuller Southwest to Syria, Jordan and Israel. And then we ended up rooming together in Pasadena for one year as we finished up our Master of Divinity degrees at the main campus. Cameron then went on to Baylor to get his Ph.D, and now teaches Theology and Ethics at Campbell Divinity School in North Carolina. I give you this backstory to paint for you a better picture of the friendship I have with Cameron. Because when he and I started talking about having him on the podcast he pitched to me the idea of talking about the 7 deadly sins and relationships/marriage I wasn't exactly sure what I thought about the idea. I talk a lot about marriage and relationships, and I'm familiar with the 7 deadly sins, but I wasn't sure of how we might connect them and offer something to the listener of value. So I was intrigued. And my intrigue was not disappointed. In this episode Dr. Jorgenson (sorry I keep switching from Cameron to Dr. Jorgenson) talks about what he refers to as the 7 vices, and why they should be of interest to us today, what we can learn from them, and how they can teach us in more depth about who we are and how we struggle. In this episode we explore: the 7 vices (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride)how the 7 vices point out to us a "disordered desire" for something specific we explore in greater depth sex and food (lust and gluttony) and how they impact our relationships resources to help one better understand and learn from the 7 vices the work of Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung and her book Glittering Vices sex and pornography food and table Please listen and subscribe to my podcast in the following places, and then leave a comment letting me know what you liked about the show, or what guest you would like to hear from. Thank you so much for your support. iTunes -- Stitcher Player FM -- Libsyn Resources and People Mentioned in this Episode Dr. Cameron Jorgenson Grand Canyon University Baylor University Fuller Theological Seminary Campbell Divinity School Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating by Norman Wirzba Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry and Michael Pollan The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si, of the Holy Father, Francis, On Care for Our Common Home by Pope Francis Fight the New Drug On Evil by Thomas Aquinas Soil and Sacrament: A Spiritual Memoir of Food and Faith by Fred Bahnson Pornography and Acedia by Reinhard Hutter Alton Brown on Foodies, Fame, Fast Food, and Guns
Day one of 30 days on care for Our Common Home. 1. What Will We Leave Behind?
Members of the Holy Cross faculty offer multidisciplinary analyses of Pope Francis' encyclical letter "Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home," released in May 2015. Panelists are: Kelly Wolfe-Bellin, director of biology laboratories and lecturer in biology; Rev. Thomas Worcester, S.J., professor of history; Matthew Eggemeier, associate professor of religious studies; Katherine Kiel, professor and chair of economics and accounting; and Daina Harvey, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology. Loren Cass, professor of political science and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, moderated the discussion. Co-sponsored by the McFarland Center and Environmental Studies.
More reading and commenting on Pope Francis’s encyclical, “On Care for Our Common Home.” What incredible timing for the release of this thoughtful and reasoned communication from an individual who has one of the larger ‘soapboxes’ on Earth. Maybe not as large as it was hundreds of years ago, but still quite impressive. The Pope […]
Join Diva Taunia every Monday for a lunchtime music concert series (NOON PST), featuring some of today's up and coming musicians and songwriters. If you like what you hear, we encourage you to stop by their website or social media pages and let them know! All links can be found on the blog at www.divatauniablog.com (just look for the blog entry with the correct concert date). Our artists this week: 1. konsumprodukt with "Pura Sangunga" 2. Sampahh with "That Guy" 3. M00kie-M00k M00-Y0U with "Delusional & Crazy" 4. The Swavy One with "Bounce" 5. Michael Bilotta with "Our Common Home and "I Am Leaving" Our show is sponsored b'y Wellesse Liquid Vitamins! Want to be a sponsor of our show? Please contact Rosie at rosie@divataunia.com for more information.
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