Pope Francis and Fr Sean McDonagh
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Horrific Disaster in the village of Dalama, Philippines
Seán McDonagh draws our attention to the disaster that has befallen the village of Dalama, Philippines on December 22nd , 2017.
“The tragedy of what did happen in barrio Dalama during Typhoon ‘Vinta’ in 2017 was a direct result of logging on the mountains in previous decades.”Has Pope Francis been to SpecSavers?
Sean Duggan points out that Pope Francis gives us a new image of ‘sheep’ — not the cuddly, domesticated one, but the smelly animal. He suggests we must learn to live with ‘the smell of the sheep’.
Murdered for protecting Community
Sean McDonagh writes of an alarming rise in the number of those being murdered for defending their community’s lands, natural resources and wildlife. One of those murdered was Fr. Marcelito Paez. Fr. Paez’s murder took place during a two-day period which saw ten activists shot dead in Luzon and in the southern Philippines on the island of Mindanao.
We are Living with the Reality of Climate Change
Seán McDonagh in the wake of recent hurricanes in the Caribbean reminds us of what Pope Francis has said about climate change; “the scientific community has been “clear and precise” in linking human activities to the ongoing climate crisis…..,, Climate change is a “serious matter over which we cannot make jokes.”
Lecture on The Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si, and its implications for Church and Society.
Lecture
The Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si, and its implications for Church and Society.Venue: Trinity College Chapel, Dublin
Date: Monday, June 29thTime: 8.00pm.
International Conference on Religions and Sustainable Development Goals
Sean McDonagh reports on the International Conference on Religions and Sustainable Development Goals that was held from 07 March to 09 March in the Vatican.