Georgia Bulletin

The Newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta

Young Adult Angle
CNS photo/Lola Gomez
A fountain with a sculpture can be seen in this photograph taken in the Vatican Gardens Oct. 5, where a panel of activists gathered to offer their insights on the importance of Pope Francis’ latest document on the climate crisis, “Laudate Deum.”

Atlanta

Taking care of creation     

I can vividly picture the scene in my first-grade classroom when I first learned about climate change. My teacher stood at the board explaining humans’ destructive impact on the earth and issuing a warning: unless we repaired our relationship with the planet there would be dangerous consequences.