Laudato Si'
Eugene - Springfield, OR Area
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Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ – Care of our common home is directed to “every person living on this planet.” It was first published in 2015 and has become a cornerstone for Ecological change for Catholics and all God’s People.
We are a group of Christians in the Eugene/Springfield area that support the vision of Pope Francis. Please join us as we meet on the first and third Sundays of the month.
All are welcome!
For questions or more information please contact us at pegged40441@mypacks.net or by phone/text at (541) 357-7038
On this website, we have gathered information that will allow you to investigate some of the ecological issues we are facing in our Common Home.
The Links of Interest: Access to free copies of Laudato Si and Laudate Deum with other background information.
The Resources: This section will direct you to Programs that explain, direct and immerse you with other groups that hold the same vision of Care for our Common Home and Care for the Poor.
Please browse around this website, enjoy, and join us!
All are welcome!
For questions or more information please contact us at pegged40441@mypacks.net or by phone/text at (541) 357-7038
Pope Francis' Quotes about Laduato Si' and Nature
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Links of Interest
Links of Interest
(by Fr. James Martin S.J.)
Resources
Resources
Local Programs
Laudato Si' in the News
Laudato Si' in the News
Here’s what you’re really swallowing when you drink bottled water
Here’s what you’re really swallowing when you drink bottled water
A new study finds that ‘nanoplastics’ are even more common than microplastics in bottled water
By Shannon Osaka
Updated January 9, 2024 at 12:47 p.m. EST|Published January 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. EST
People are swallowing hundreds of thousands of microscopic pieces of plastic each time they drink a liter of bottled water, scientists have shown — a revelation that could have profound implications for human health.
A new paper released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found about 240,000 particles in the average liter of bottled water, most of which were “nanoplastics” — particles measuring less than one micrometer (less than one-seventieth the width of a human hair).
A man drinks water during a break from physical activity on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. (Andre Coelho/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food
The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food
CR tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for bisphenols and phthalates, which can be harmful to your health. Here's what we found—and how to stay safer.
By Lauren F. Friedman - Published January 4, 2024 | Updated February 8, 2024
By the time you open a container of yogurt, the food has taken a long journey to reach your spoon. You may have some idea of that journey: From cow to processing to packaging to store shelves. But at each step, there is a chance for a little something extra to sneak in, a stowaway of sorts that shouldn’t be there.
The Problem With Plastic Chemicals
Bisphenols and phthalates in our food are concerning for several reasons.
Buy shampoos and soaps without the water
Buy shampoos and soaps without the water
Looking around my bathroom a few years ago, I noticed two things. Almost everything came in a plastic container. And despite being labeled soap, conditioner or shampoo, most products’ first ingredient was water.
Why was I spending so much money on plastic containers filled with water rather than the active ingredients? I began rethinking the contents of my bathroom.
Which proteins contain the most microplastics?
Which proteins contain the most microplastics?
A study of more than a dozen kinds of protein, including beef, tofu and breaded shrimp, found microplastics in nearly 90 percent of the tested samples
By Allyson ChiuJanuary 12, 2024 at 6:58 a.m. EST
If you’re eating protein, you could be ingesting hundreds of tiny pieces of plastic each year, research finds.
A new study by researchers with the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto found microplastics — tiny particles ranging from one micrometer (one thousandth of a millimeter) to half a centimeter in size — in nearly 90 percent of protein food samples tested.
Researchers tested a range of protein foods. (Evgeny Karandaev/Shutterstock)
There are 21,000 pieces of plastic in the ocean for each person on Earth
There are 21,000 pieces of plastic in the ocean for each person on Earth
(The Washington Post - March 8, 2023)
Humans have filled the world’s oceans with more than 170 trillion pieces of plastic, dramatically more than previously estimated, according to a major study released Wednesday.
The trillions of plastic particles — a “plastic smog,” in the words of the researchers — weigh roughly 2.4 million metric tons and are doubling about every six years, according to the study conducted by a team of international researchers led by Marcus Eriksen of the 5 Gyres Institute, based in Santa Monica, Calif. That is more than 21,000 pieces of plastic for each of the Earth’s 8 billion residents. Most pieces are very small.
A man carrying fish walks from a beach filled with plastic waste in Manila in April 2018. (Jes Aznar/Getty Images)
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