Coalition Activities

From the Executive Director

Through Updates, articles, presentations, and workshops Dan Misleh has encouraged U.S. Catholics to learn more about climate change issue and the Catholic approach which emphasizes the pursuit of the common good, promotion of the virtue of prudence and the protection of the poorest of our brothers and sisters.

Updates from CCCC

• Current Update
• 2010 Updates
• 2009 Updates
• 2008 Updates

Articles, Presentations, Workshops

• Making the Environmental Connection CCCC director addresses Jesuit Volunteer Corps on climate change.
  
• Out of the Mouths of Babes, Popes, and Bishops,(PDF)CCCC director highlights Church teaching on climate change in Family Perspectives Journal (Fall 2008) for Family Life Ministers. Entire issue dedicated to environmental stewardship.
  
• Faithful Citizenship and Climate Change: Reclaiming Christian Principles of Prudence, Poverty, and the Common Good, in Journal of Religion and Society (April 2008).
• Change the Climate in Washington, in Special Issue on the environment, entire issue devoted to care for God's earth, US Catholic magazine (April 2008).
• Climate Change and the Poor: How the Faith Community Can Make a Difference (PDF) in JustFAITH Voices (Winter 2008). The newsletter of JustFaith Ministries devotes an entire issue to climate change impacts and responses.
• Passage of Climate Security Act (PDF) a summary (12/07) of successful inclusion of poverty provisions in recently passed Sentate Committee legislation and review of next steps.
• Climate Change Puts Earth at Risk (PDF) in Resolutions to Action (10/07), from the Global Concerns Committee of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
• Introduce Your Parish to Eco-Stewardship: Time for a Climate Change in Your Parish? (PDF) in Today's Parish Minister (10/07), offers an overview of Church teaching on climate change and practical ways for parishes to become engaged.
• Climate Change and the Poor: A Plea for Action in Missouri and Around the World (PDF) in The Missouri Catholic Conference Messenger (11/07). An article on the director's presentation at the Missouri Catholic Conference Annual Assembly.
• Can the Vatican Be a Force for Green? (PDF) in Arcwire article (10/25/07), Executive Director says environmental stance of the Church and Pope is not new: “We had a Genesis before they had Earth Day.”
• Climate Change and the Poor: A Plea to the Relief and Development Community (PDF) in Monday Developments (9/07), from InterAction. Director calls for relief and development assistance designated to the poor who will be most impacted by climate change.
• Climate Change and Solidarity with the Poor (PDF) in Charities USA (Second Quarter 2007), addresses the impacts of severe weather events on the most vulnerable in the U.S. and states “Climate change should not just be a challenge borne by the poorest among us.”