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Ecology and Climate: Sowing Seeds of Climate Justice: From Grief to Action
Grace Behm is a curate at St Matthew-in-the-City,Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand. “We were not created to be survivors. We were created to have life. And what climate change does is challenge life.” These words by Archbishop Julio Ernesto Murray of Panama echo a profound truth about our current climate crisis. He recounts the story of the…
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Ecology and Climate: A Church Garden Transforming Lives in Natal
by Asemahle Zoko The Mission of the Province of Southern Africa is the 5 T’s; ‘Tell, Teach, Transform, Tend and Treasure’. Our local parish has a gardening project aimed to align with this mission and our Diocese of Natal’s mission of being ‘Christ Centered and growing spiritually’, all whilst taking measures to reverse the effects…
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Ecology and Climate: The Effects of Climate Change on the Church, A Creative Reflection
by Rhobey Mugaru The sun hung low over St. Peter’s Cathedral, its once-glorious stained-glass windows now faded and cracked by relentless heat. The parishioners inside gathered for their Sunday service, but the sanctuary was no longer a refuge from the world outside. The effects of climate change had breached even these sacred walls, forcing the…
