Green Resources
Laudato Si’ In Action
- Toward Zero Waste at Holy Trinity
- Archdiocese of Washington Laudato Si’ Action Plan
- Top Ten Takeaways from Laudato Si’
Composting
- DC Zero Waste Program
- Composting Basics
- Composting Facts
- Compost Crew – Yes, No, or Maybe?
- Guide to Food Waste and Composting
- Video: HT Green Team meeting on composting
Heat Pump Resources
- Heat pumps backgrounder
- MIT Technology Review on Heat Pumps
- Consumer Reports Heat Pump Buying Guide
- Consumer Reports – 4 Reasons to Consider a Heat Pump
- Heat Pump Hot Water Heaters
Home Utilities
- Dominion Energy Green Power for My Home
- Renewable Energy options in the DC -Maryland – Virginia area
- Converting your toilet into a dual-flush toilet
What Can You Do?
Prayer
Connect an “Earth ethic” with your Catholic faith, to encourage what Pope Francis calls an “ecological conversion.”
- Ecological Examen – an Ignatian examen created by the Jesuits and the Ignatian Solidarity Network, in the spirit of Laudato Si’, with guided images and reflection questions
- Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home – Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical letter addressing our combined social and ecological crisis. The Prayer for Our Earth at the end is very beautiful.
- USCCB Care for Creation – The US Bishops have collected Bible verses and prayers that can help deepen the connections between care for creation and your prayer life.
- Jesuit Resources from Xavier University – Another excellent compilation of prayers connected to care for creation.
Act
- Join the Ignatian Solidarity Network in calling on Congress to support legislation that would increase air pollution standards and oversight, especially for mercury and other toxic metals, and that upholds environmental impact studies as required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Get your hands in the dirt today and begin a Climate Victory Garden. Started during WWI and WWII, people started small gardens in their homes which eventually produced about 40% of the fruits and vegetables eaten in the United States. Even if you have limited access to outdoor space or seeds, use tips from the Lenten Food Waste Fast to start growing something today as an act of restoration with nature. (Ignatian Spirituality Network)
- Explore Green Opportunities: Members of the HT Green Team share their recommendations on companies, organizations and products they use.
Learn
- Caring for the Environment – A 3-page guide created by Loyola Press for families interested in integrating Care for Creation into their families’ spiritual life. Submit your email on the link above and receive the PDF.
- Creation Justice Ministries – Educational resources for kids and families related to care for creation and the Christian faith. Created by the National Council of Churches.
- Earth Day Digital Resources for Families – A list of many partner organizations of Earth Day, with a major collection of the resources they have available to help kids be citizen scientists and climate advocates!