MEMORIAL OF SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS

-From a Summary of the US Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Stewardship

Stewards of Creation

Caring and cultivating the world involves the following:
Joyful appreciation for the God-given beauty and wonder of nature;
Protection and preservation of the environment, which would be stewardship of ecological concern;
Respect for human life – shielding life from threat and assault, doing everything that can be done to enhance this gift and make life flourish; and
Development of this world through noble human effort – physical labor, the trades and professions, the arts and sciences. We call such effort “work.” Work is a fulfilling human vocation…Work is a partnership with God – our share in a divine-human collaboration in creation. It occupies a central place in our lives as Christian stewards.
Father Bill +