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STEWARDS OF   OUR EARTH All of God’s Creation Social Justice Committee, Holy Cross Parish, Mt. Airy, October 19, 2025    The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred, and that the dignity of the person is at the core of a moral vision for society. Our belief in the sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. ( Catholic Charities Office for Social Justice ) At the 2025 Warsaw Hum

STEWARDS OF   OUR EARTH All of God’s Creation Social Justice Committee, Holy Cross Parish, Mt. Airy, October 12, 2025 A key Catholic Social Teaching principle is   Participation . All people have a right to participate in the economic, political, and cultural life of society. It is a fundamental demand of justice and a requirement for human dignity that all people be assured a minimum level of participation in the community. Conversely, it is wrong for a person or a group to

STEWARDS OF   OUR EARTH All of God’s Creation Social Justice Committee, Holy Cross Parish, Mt. Airy, October 5, 2025 This weekend we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. The following reflection and artwork are provided by Bill Stigliani, artist and parishioner at Old St. Joseph’s Parish in Philadelphia.  Boy in Poverty Gazing in Wonder at Firefly Magic on a Starry Starry Night Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care of Our Common Home  teaches us the

STEWARDS OF   OUR EARTH All of God’s Creation Social Justice Committee, Holy Cross Parish, Mt. Airy, September 28, 2025 Catholic social teaching proclaims that we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they live. We are one human family, whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. Solidarity means that “loving our neighbor” has global dimensions in an interdependent world.  “We may all be one, but we’re not exactly experiencing the