Earth Month

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  Creation Canticles – Reflections on the Natural World

  April 3, 2023

  Introducing the Creation Canticles Pope Francis began the encyclical, “Laudato Si’ On Care for Our Common Home” describing the human relationship with the earth through images from the hymn “Canticle of the Creatures” by St. Francis of Assisi. In this hymn, St. Francis invites all his brother and sister creatures—whether minerals, plants or animals—to praise […]

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  April is Earth Month… God’s Green Earth is Calling Out to Us All

  April 1, 2019

  The Catholic Climate Covenant invites communities of faith to engage in the efforts of eco-justice thought this month of April. Grounded in scripture, Catholic social teaching, and Laudato Si, this year’s Earth Day and Earth Month program will help mobilize the Catholic community to take urgent action to protect all of God’s creation. This year […]

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  Aquinas College “We All Live Here Service Day”

  April 9, 2018

  Caring for our common home is the theme of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. And every April, Aquinas College and the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids come together to steward Earth and our common homes in Grand Rapids. In celebration of Earth Day and the Dominican pillars of community and service, the Aquinas College Infrastructure Sustainability […]