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September

Reflection/Quote

Consider the proverb popular in Kenya: “you must treat the earth well.  It was not given to you by your parents.  It is loaned to you by your children.”               Fr. Joseph Healey, MM

Eco-Challenge

Read Laudate Deum, the Apostolic Letter by Pope Francis, on humanity’s obligation to the environment and act on it—both individually and in a communal way. 

Facts/Education

When it comes to climate change and global warming, the people living in Africa are very vulnerable.  Kenya is on the equator.  Countries in Eastern Africa are presently alternating between terrible drought and excessive flooding, resulting in mud slides.