It’s a wonderful world...
“And God saw everything that
was made, and behold, it
was very good.”
Genesis 1:31
“The maker of heaven and earth, of
all things visible and invisible” The Creed
“Our very contact with nature
has a deep restorative
power; contemplation of its
magnificence imparts peace
and serenity.”
Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace, 1990
“God destined the earth
and all it contains for the
use of every individual and
all peoples”
Gaudium et Spes, 69
“Creation has its own relationship
with God, in some measure
independently of humankind and
beyond human understanding; it
glorifies and worships God in
continuous praise.”
The Call of Creation
Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, 2002
“Nature reveals God to us
and allows us to experience
God’s presence.”
The Call of Creation
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, 2002
“Look at the flowers of the fields
how they grow. They do not toil
and spin. But I tell you that not
even Solomon in all his wealth
was clothed like one of these.”
Matthew 6:28-29
“The land shall not be sold forever
for the land is mine, where you are
but strangers and guests of mine.
In all the territory you occupy, the
land is to be redeemed.” Leviticus 25:23
“St Francis does not look at the
natural world from a utilitarian
perspective, as providing food,
clothing and shelter for humans.
Rather there is a sense of joy,
wonder, praise and gratitude
for the gift of life.” Fr Sean McDonagh
“Theology, philosophy and science
all speak of a harmonious universe,
of a ‘cosmos’ endowed with its own
integrity, its own internal,
dynamic balance.”
Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace, 1990
“The full human development
of every human person both now
and in future generations cannot
be separated from the fate
of the earth.”
The Call of Creation
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, 2002
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