June 2.  SEE. “Hurricanes, floods, extremes in hot and cold weather, earthquakes and volcanoes. There is certainly much going on in the world around us. Is this a sign of end times?” Portia asked.  “Some people, young and not so young believe “the end is nigh!”  Others don’t agree and claim that we still have much to learn and achieve.” Mark said, “That isn’t the only issue really, it is the challenge we face to manage and respond effectively to all these events until the end does come whenever that will be.”  “Will it be caused by our human actions, or exaggerated by AI and how can we manage it for the future of our children?”

JUDGE. Reflect, share. Scripture.  We wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.  2 Peter 3:12-15.  Pope Francis.  The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development. We know things can change. LS.13  Pope Leo: 43. In Laudato Si’,  Pope Francis provided the first significant systematic treatment of the environmental crisis in a social Encyclical, demonstrating that it is not an isolated issue, but rather the ecological aspect of the contemporary socio-economic crisis. His proposal for an integral ecology combined care for our common home with the preferential option for the poor, and strongly affirmed “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” MH 43.

ACT AND PRAY. Consider: are we waiting or ready for the action required towards renewal of creation?  Pray for commitment to action.