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EcoPhilly Summit Draws 120 to Learn, Take Action on Care for Creation
by Susan Tobia, EcoPhilly Leadership Team EcoPhilly’s 4th Annual Summit was held Saturday, March 29 at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in...
John Humphreys
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Acting, not just talking
Barbara Sheehan is a member of Our Mother of Consolation Church's climate ministry, a Laudato Si Circle. With other members of their...
John Humphreys
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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EcoPhilly Annual Conference Pulses with Energy, Enthusiasm and Community by Susan Tobia. Susan is a member of EcoPhilly’s leadership team...
John Humphreys
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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2024 Annual EcoPhilly Conference
Concerned about pollution, endangered species, climate change, environmental justice? Interested in Creation Care and steps you can take...
John Humphreys
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Laudate Deum: the Pope’s sequel to Laudato Si'
"Eight years have passed since I published the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’, when I wanted to share with all of you, my brothers and...
Pope Francis
Jan 6, 20241 min read
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EcoPhilly's ideas for this festive season - by Kara Daddario Bown
Click on the PDF icon for '65 Ideas for Sustainable, Experiential Gifts in the Greater Philadelphia Area' Also, read Kara's post, 'Small,...
John Humphreys
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Confessions of a Former Marketer, by Kara Daddario Bown
“We must stop shopping, but we can’t stop shopping.” – J.B. MacKinnon, The Day the World Stops Shopping[1] This past Lent I decided to...
John Humphreys
Sep 11, 20238 min read
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Neonicotinoid pesticides: Silent Spring, déjà vu
I recently attended a webinar presented by the American Bird Conservancy. It presented voluminous data to show that the dominant...
John Humphreys
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Waste food turned into fresh veggies
The vision of an elementary school principal combined with the school's creation care team's energy and a supportive local community...
John Humphreys
May 31, 20231 min read
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Inspiring Senior Project for Earth Week
A senior at Mercy Career and Technical High School , Liam Thompson, created a week-long project for Earth Week. He made slides to present...
John Humphreys
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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How Laudato Si’ Inspired Me to Care for Creation
By Kara Daddario Bown Boxes tumbled from the stack of cardboard next to the recycling bin. It was trash day, and our pyramid of packages...
Kara Daddario Bown
Feb 9, 20236 min read
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Benedict, Francis: in complete agreement
With the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, much has been made of how different his priorities were from those of his successor, Pope...
John Humphreys
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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Earth Day for Third Graders
Eileen Rocks of St. Matthew School in Philadelphia 'considers it a privilege to spend her days with third graders.' She told EcoPhilly...
Eileen Rocks
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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Integrating Laudato Si into an Elementary School's Curriculum
My dad was a Master Gardener and instilled in me the importance of taking care of the Earth. This included recycling, composting,...
Patricia O’Donnell
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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Facing the gloom of climate change, we have hope and solidarity
Many of us in greater Philadelphia are still shaken by the force of Hurricane Ida. Those of us whose homes did not sustain severe damage...
Nicholas and John
Oct 5, 20214 min read
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St. Augustine on sustainability: ‘Enough for all, always’
This article was originally posted on catholicphilly.com. Read the article there or read it below. The upcoming feast of St. Augustine...
Father Art Purcaro, O.S.A.
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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What Can One Person Do?
One person: A fifteen-year-old Swedish girl skipped school to stand outside her country’s parliament holding up a hand-made sign, School...
John Humphreys
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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Keeping the Cork Forests Afloat
At EcoPhilly we are working with the Philadelphia Archdiocese to encourage the creation of creation care teams across the area, inspired...
John Humphreys
Jul 29, 20213 min read
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Do we have to give up meat to save the planet?
Its implication is clear. After all, in the drought-stricken western USA, one-third of all the water we use goes to irrigate crops that...
John Humphreys
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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How will Philadelphia deal with the threats of climate change?
'Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Every day we see new evidence that climate change is real and that it is...
John Humphreys
Jul 9, 20211 min read
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