It made me feel the abundance that nature can generate if only we can cooperate with its own dynamics and learn to dance to its tune. It is creation at work on its own.
We hope that this Season of Creation renews our baptismal call to care and sustain this ecological turning so that life may flourish, and all creatures may find their place to flourish in our common home.
Indeed, our theme for this year’s Season of Creation proposes a deeper eco-reflection for us to be able to respond integrally on issues affecting God’s oikos—from reflection to action.
Waste-to-Energy is a “false solution” to the solid waste problem and “will definitely do more harm than good to the environment and to communities.”
This year's "Season of Creation" carries the theme "A Home for All? Renewing the Oikos of God"
Cardinal Bo said “ecological sins need to get as much press as the sexual sins get in many parts of the Catholic world”
The priest said civil society organizations and faith-based groups in other regions and at the national level “have a huge role in educating the public that this ecological concern affects the entire country.”
The Philippines ranked third in the world for failing to deal with its plastics, with 81 percent of the country’s plastics waste mismanaged
The groups expressed alarm over the “increasing detrimental activities” threatening the area, including plans to extract fossil gas
Pro-environment activists call on the government to implement an “emergency moratorium” on large-scale reclamation, mining, and dam projects