The Columban biodiversity working group is producing a podcast mini-series about the threat of biodiversity loss, what Catholic Social Teaching and Columban experience can teach us about this issue, and the work being done to help protect God’s creation.
Six episodes will be released each week during the Season of Creation, which starts on September 1 (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and ends on October 4 (the feast day of St Francis of Assisi).
Each episode will be led by “dialogue partners,” with narration by Wesley Cocozello.
Episode 1
- Theme: Creation as Incarnation, biodiversity and Laudato Si’
- Dialogue partners: Fr Dan Troy and John Feehan
- Release Date: August 31
Episode 2
- Theme: Economic Models and Biodiversity
- Dialogue partners: John Din and Rebecca Eastwood
- Release Date: September 7
Episode 3
- Theme: IRD and Biodiversity
- Dialogue partners: Fr Liam O’Callaghan, invited guest(s)
- Release Date: September 14
Episode 4
- Theme: Peace and Biodiversity
- Dialogue partners: Fr Pat Cunningham, Ellen Teague, and Scott Wright
- Release Date: September 21
Episode 5
- Theme: Migrants, Refugees, IDPs, and Biodiversity
- Dialogue partners: Fr Kurt Zion Pala and Scott Wright
- Release Date: September 28
Episode 6
- Theme: Spirituality and Biodiversity
- Dialogue partners: Fr Sean McDonagh and Amy Echeverria
- Release Date: October 5
Upcoming JPIC Days of Prayer & Action
- July 30: World Day against trafficking in Person
- Aug 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- Sept 1 – Oct 4: Season of Creation
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