Earth Day Resources

Written on: April 19, 2014

The following resources are from LCWR and Catholic Health Association. We hope you will find them helpful.

Earth Day Resources

Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22, but  the whole week is a great time to champion Creation and climate protection! Here are some of many resources you might want to use in your own celebration of Earth.

Earth as Our Home

Too often when we hear the word ‘house’ we only think of a physical building and its rooms. But what if we began to think of Earth as our house – with various rooms – what would we need to do to make this ‘house’ a true ‘home?’  The Catholic Sisters for a Healthy Earth have prepared a reflection booklet on the various rooms of a house, placing each room and its activities into the broader context of our Earth-home.  “We are excited to make this publication available in time for Earth Day on April 22,” says the group’s coordinator, Joy Peterson, PBVM, Promoter of Peace and Justice for the Sinsinawa Dominicans.  “Our intention is to take a new look at how everything we do, no matter where we are, is interconnected and tied to the well-being of all living things.” Simple actions for families are suggested for living more sustainably and walking more gently on Earth. Earth as Our Home is available for free by clicking here.

CHA is pleased to annually offer several resources you can use to recognize and participate inEarth Day. We hope they support your organization’s ongoing efforts to establish and strengthen its environmental responsibility activities.

Additional websites and resources for your Earth Day celebration:·

• The Catholic Climate Covenant
•  A National Catholic reporter blog that shares a variety of Earth Day prayers
•  Earth Day Network 2014 site

2014 Resources:

• Video Reflection and companion piece for the video, a Prayer of Intercession, should a group want to pray together in conjunction with the video.
• Poems and additional reflections:
  • God’s Grandeur
  • I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Day
  • A Prayer of Gratitude for Creation
  • A Prayer for Protectors of Creation
  • Creation Prayer

• Prayer Card: Respect for Creation — Pope Francis
  • Download a PDF of the card
  • Download the 8.5″ x 11″ version.
  • Order copies of the card (Cards are free in any quantity and shipping is free!)

• Related CHA webinar:
  • Water, Water … Everywhere? Our Call as Catholic Health Ministry, from Feb. 6.

Additional websites and resources for your Earth Day celebration:

• Earth as Our Home booklet (Catholic Sisters for a Healthy Earth)
• Earth Day jeopardy game by Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E) c/o Maryland Hospital Association

Access all of CHA’s environment resources at www.chausa.org/environment.

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