Wednesday, March 18, 2009

GWLCAD! = Guess what local Catholics are doing!

GWLCAD!
Recently, the USCCB established a group called the Environmental Justice Program (i.e. the EJP). They give grants to small community organizations to improve their cities and towns so they can provide little homes for charming little bluebirds and squirrels in order to keep them out of your house and maintain biodiversity. So in this case, everyone wins. Similarly, in New Jersey, the Genesis Farm was founded. The primary focus of the farm is to educate their visitors on topics such as "health of our global commons of air, water, land and nature." All the while, they keep God as a focus in their service work. Leaning toward a different facet of Catholic environmentalism, Father Kemp noticed that the environment wasn't being brought up in the liturgy as often as it should be. So, he founded an organization called Preach the Just Word. With it, he gathers new and old priests together and he gives them insight on how to integrate the environment into the masses they lead. That's all for now!

KP

1 comment:

  1. Hey fellers i love me some chicken. I like what the USCCB is doing in this case to help the enviroment!

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