Latest from Pope Francis – Feb 2017
Pope: ‘In Our Littleness, God Makes the Impossible, Possible’ Posted by Deborah Castellano Lubov on 20 February, 2017 In your littleness, be courageous. God will make the impossible, possible. Pope…
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Just Spirituality – notes from Mae Elise Cannon’s book
Just Spirituality by Mae Elise Cannon One of the strengths of the social justice tradition, according to Richard Foster, is “constantly calling us to a right ordering of society—right relationships and…
Wetiko, a spirit of greed, excess and selfish consumption
Excerpt from a longer piece by Leading for Well-Being network friend Joe Brewer and his associates at The Rules We draw primarily on a specific North American First Nations concept,…
Conclusion of Pope Francis’ Speech to European Leaders – the real possibility to be catalysts of change and transformation
From the Conclusion of Pope Francis’ Speech to European Leaders The capacity to generate No one can remain a mere onlooker or bystander. Everyone, from the smallest to the greatest,…
Responding to Oppression and Following the Call of Jesus – Meet Zach Johnson, new executive director of Call to Action
Zach Johnson, new executive director of Call to Action, starting on March 27, 2017 I’ve been Catholic my whole life. Like many cradle Catholics, my religion felt more like an…
Our desire to delay getting off fossil fuels is paid for in lives, on a daily basis. Amory Lovins comments in Forbes
Leading American energy and efficiency expert, and consultant to auto companies Amory Lovins writes in Forbes: “Auto efficiency rollbacks would threaten our national security and prosperity. As Rocky Mountain Institute’s…
How much loss of life and squandering of national treasure are we Americans prepared to accept to stay wedded to our beloved fossil fuels?
Leading American energy and efficiency expert, and consultant to auto companies Amory Lovins writes in Forbes: “Auto efficiency rollbacks would threaten our national security and prosperity. As Rocky Mountain Institute’s…
Another aspect of life and our dependence on fossil fuels: Houston’s hit-and-run problem: ghost bikes honour ‘invisible dead’ cyclists
By Nick Van Mead, originally posted with The Guardian, 4 Jan 2017 1,700 cyclists have been hit by cars and trucks in four years, with one in four drivers failing…
