Education Resources on Environmental
and Rural Life Issues
Global Climate Change – Background information and resources for using Shared Christian Praxis to help young people address global climate change issues. Complementing the article Educating for Justice: Global Climate Change and related student worksheet by NCRLC Science and Environmental Education Specialist Tim Kautza published in the October 2001 issue of Today’s Catholic Teacher, this material includes applicable current global climate change knowledge and forecasts from the U.S. National Research Council and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and applicable quotations and interpretations from Scripture, recent papal encyclicals, and pastoral statements from U.S. Catholic Bishops.
Renewing the Earth – Using a four-step social analysis process, these educational materials for Grades 1 through adult present the Catholic basis for respecting, protecting, and caring for the earth based on the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ statement Renewing the Earth: An invitation to reflection and action on environment in light of Catholic Social Teaching.
Eating is a Moral Act – Six Ethics of Eating Cards and reflection resources for secondary level and adults will open eyes to the injustice of our food system increasingly controlled by a few transnational megacorporations.
Saints Isidore and Maria – These educational and devotional materials for all ages highlight the virtues exemplified by these saints including commitment to family, love for the land, respectful care for animals, service to the poor, and a deep spirituality.
Catholic Rural Life – This semiannual magazine will help you shape your own opinions based on Catholic teaching on issues like biotechnology, factory farms, environmental quality, immigration, globalization, antibiotic resistance, safe food, alternative energy, global climate change, sustainable community development, and much more.
School membership in NCRLC. Your school could become part of NCRLC's work for justice, solidarity, and the integrity of creation. We work for a safe food system, to defend nature, and to keep families on the land. For only $75 your school will receive Catholic Rural Life magazine, five copies of the bimonthly Rural Landscapes newsletter, and advance notice of new resources, events, and activities. Join us in this vital work.
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