Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

Respond to Sr. Joji’s challenge by planning a tree-planting project. Invite others to help raise funds for the trees, pick the best location, and research the best native trees to plant for your climate. Organize a way to educate others about the importance of trees...
Step 4: Take Action

Step 4: Take Action

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

Check out the air quality of your area using the Environmental Protection Agency website index.Our Carbon Footprint is the measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that we produce in our daily activities. Our Carbon Handprint is a tool we can use to determine how...
What Does The Church Say?

What Does The Church Say?

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

“I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. Accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation. When it comes to the care of our ‘common...
Neighbor Focus: Panama

Neighbor Focus: Panama

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

“When I arrived in Darien, Panama, 29 years ago I did not know how to take care of the land,” explains Auristela Hernandez as she sits on a bench at the Pastoral Center of the Maryknoll Sisters.Auristela, a member of the Guna Yala people and of the center’s team has...
Faith Perspective

Faith Perspective

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

Ever considered how people from all over the world could affect the air you breathe? In Panama Maryknoll Sister Joji Fenix considers this daily in her ecological work. Rooted in the core values and faith of the Maryknoll Sisters to care for creation, Sr. Joji...