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- Vatican marks ecology saint’s feast day with film premiere, climate accords
  
  The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
- True discernment requires knowing oneself, pope says
  
  To know oneself is a gift and a grace that allows Christians to properly discern between feelings and convictions, Pope Francis said.
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- Germany’s Synodal Path continues to draw attention in Rome
  
  ROME (CNS) — German Catholics involved in the Synodal Path are convinced the church must...
- True discernment requires knowing oneself, pope says
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To know oneself is a gift and a grace that allows...
- CRS launches campaign to build greater Catholic response to climate change
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Working with small farmers in the Horn of Africa, Yohannes Subagadis with...
Making a Difference (A bi-weekly syndicated social justice and peace column) By Tony Magliano

Earth Day - an urgent reminder to protect 'our common home.'

As we approach the global celebration of Earth Day (April 22), it would be wise for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’ famous environmental encyclical letter “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”

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- How Humility Conquers Pride
  
  Humility is, as it were, a disposition to man’s untrammeled access to spiritual and divine goods. St. Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologica, II-II Q. 161. a. 5) St. Thomas Aquinas tells us that pride...
- Four Practical Ways Catholics Can Embrace Martyrdom Each Day
  
  When we think of the saints and martyrs, especially the first Christians, we struggle to conceptualize their experiences. We don’t live in the same era, they seem “more Catholic” than us, and their...
- What We Should Teach Kids About Angels
  
  Who are the angels and how should we talk to our children about them? It’s an important subject for Catholics to consider. After all, the existence of angels is an absolute doctrine of our Faith. The...