Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Bishop McElroy's Speech (12:09) Jose Aguto, Catholic Climate Covenant (37:38) Action Opportunities and Next Steps! Monthly Calling Campaign:

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Bishop McElroy's Speech (12:09) Jose Aguto, Catholic Climate Covenant (37:38) Action Opportunities and Next Steps! Monthly Calling Campaign: https://cclusa.org/mcc CCL's Catholic Climate Conference Event Page: https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/citizensclimate/en/ccl-virtual-catholic-conference/ Speaker Bios: Bishop Robert W. McElroy leads the Diocese of San Diego and is an outspoken proponent of the urgent need for the Catholic Church to address climate change. Bishop McElroy holds degrees in American history from Harvard College and Stanford University and is the author of two books: The Search for an American Public Theology andMorality and American Foreign Policy. In addition, he has written a series of articles in America magazine touching upon key elements of Catholic social teaching. He was born in 1954, was ordained in 1970, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco in 2010 and named Sixth Bishop of San Diego by Pope Francis in 2015. Bishop McElroy is the vice-president of the California Catholic Conference and serves at the national conference of bishops on the administrative committee, the ecumenical committee, the committee on domestic justice and the committee on international affairs. Jose Aguto will close out our conference with a call to action, addressing the important role of the laity to motivate and inform the church and the need and responsibility for advocacy. He'll also share his personal story of his passion to Care for Creation and how it is guided by his Catholic faith and strengthened by Laudato Si' to care for the poor and our earth. Jose is the Associate Director of the Catholic Climate Covenant, which collaborates with other Catholic organizations to advance the Church's call for us to love and care for God's creation and our vulnerable neighbors. Building bridges across differences is an important component of this work. Before joining the Covenant, Jose worked for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, the National Congress of American Indians, and EPA's American Indian Environmental Office. He graduated from Brown University and Villanova Law School and served with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. We hope you found Call to Action to Care for Our Common Home inspiring and informative. Here we'll give you actions you can take to make a difference in caring for Creation and we'll hear closing remarks from CCL President Madeleine Para, Allan Phillips, Jon Clark, and Jessie Snyder.

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Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Overview (2:00) Sister Elizabeth Brandreth's Prayer (3:47) Madeleine Para's Welcome (12:46) Bishop John Stowe's Keynote (38:04) Ambassador

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Overview (2:00) Sister Elizabeth Brandreth's Prayer (3:47) Madeleine Para's Welcome (12:46) Bishop John Stowe's Keynote (38:04) Ambassador Rooney's Conversation with CCL's Danny Richter Sister Elizabeth Brandreth, member of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, will give the opening prayer. Madeleine Para, President of Citizens' Climate Lobby, kicks off our conference. Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv, leads the Diocese of Lexington and speaks out about the Church’s need to elevate care of creation as one of the core doctrines of the Church and a key pro-life issue. He is the Episcopal Advisor for the Catholic Committee of Appalachia and Bishop President of Pax Christi USA. Bishop Stowe was born in 1966, was ordained a priest in 1995 and appointed the third Bishop of Lexington by Pope Francis in 2015. His studies included the formation program for the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation at St. Bonaventure Friary in St. Louis, MO. He received his BA in both philosophy and history at St. Louis University in 1990. He subsequently earned a Masters in Divinity and a Licentiate in Church History from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter will spend time talking with Rep. Francis Rooney. Rep. Rooney was our Republican sponsor of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in the 116th Congress and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005-2008. Ambassador Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district. A Republican, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. He was one of the original sponsors of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763) in the 116th Congress. He had served as the CEO of Rooney Holdings (formerly known as Rooney Brothers Company), an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida.

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Although the desert may seem like a desolate landscape devoid of life, it is actually home to hundreds of unique species. Some are only visible or appear alive for a short time, others grow for

Although the desert may seem like a desolate landscape devoid of life, it is actually home to hundreds of unique species. Some are only visible or appear alive for a short time, others grow for hundreds of years, and many are not found anywhere else on earth. In this talk, ethnobotanist Carrie Canon shares about the many traditional Tribal plants uses, what plant life makes North American Deserts so unique, and how the Mojave stands apart from the rest of America. ✿Website: https://naturalhistoryinstitute.org/ ✿Events: https://naturalhistoryinstitute.org/e... ✿Donate: https://naturalhistoryinstitute.org/d... ✿Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturalhistoryinstitute/ ✿Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NaturalHistoryInstitute/ Carrie Calisay Cannon is a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and also of Oglala Lakota, and German ancestry. She has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and an M.S. in Resource Management. If you wish to connect with Carrie you will need a fast horse, by weekday she fills her days as a fulltime Ethnobotanist with the Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, by weekend she is a lapidary and silversmith artist who enjoys chasing the beautiful as she creates Native southwestern turquoise jewelry. This program was made possible by the support of Arizona Humanities and Findlay Subaru of Prescott.

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