Our Common Home
The Earth gives us life and care like a parent.
Our Mother
All people and nature affect eachother
Everything Is Connected
Damage and suffering of the planet
Cry of the Earth
Humans are not all-powerful or in control of nature
We Are Not God
A change in behavior or thinking
Change
The Earth is equal to us, not below us
Our Sister
Human life relies on the environment
Human Dependence
Suffering of vulnerable people
Cry of the Poor
Someone who cares for something entrusted to them
Steward
A deep personal shift in values
Conversion
Treating the Earth with care instead of using it
Respect for Creation
Harm to nature that also harms people
Environmental Harm
Being at greater risk from environmental harm
Greater Vulnerablility
Using resources wisely and not wasting them
A change that happens within a person
Interior Change
Seeing the Earth as something given, not owned
A Gift
Fair treatment of people and the environment together
Environmental Justice
Poor communities affected by pollution or disasters
Environmental Inequality
Caring for the Earth for future genrations
Stewardship
Choosing new habits that help the environment
Personal Action
Caring for the Earth like family
Moral Responsibility
All parts of life working together as one system
Interconnected System
The duty to respond to both human and environmental suffering
Social Responsibility
Duty to protect what has been given to us
Moral Responsibility
A lasting commitment to care for creation
Ecological Conversion