The month of October calls us to pray the #HolyRosary more fervently, asking in particular for an end to wars and the attainment of peace. https://t.co/XDuS8K6rE7
@AdrianneCurry@ShadWestminster@kangminlee There’s no death penalty in her state. She tried to kill herswld by slitting her wrists and neck and paralyzed herself by throwing herself out a window. She is a victim of postpartum psychosis… and she is also gods child.
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to prioritize attending Sunday Mass, warning that in-person attendance cannot be replaced by virtual gatherings.
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Before “Environmentalism” Had a Name: A Forgotten Zoroastrian Teaching
One of the most fascinating ideas in the Gathas, the oldest surviving sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, is that living ethically is not limited to prayer, ritual, or personal morality.
It extends to the flourishing of the world itself. . .
In Yasna 48.5–7, Zarathustra speaks about good governance, the flourishing of the land and its creatures, and the rejection of violence, anger, and hostility. The passages connect human moral responsibility with the condition of the living world.
That is a surprisingly modern-sounding idea. The underlying concept is Asha — often translated as truth, order, or rightness. Asha isn't simply about telling the truth as an individual. It represents a cosmic and moral order that human beings are expected to support through their choices.
So, in this vision, a good society isn't merely one where people behave honestly. It is one where the land flourishes, living creatures are cared for, and destructive violence is restrained.
This makes Zoroastrian ethics much broader than the familiar phrase “Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.” Your moral responsibility extends outward — toward society, nature, animals, and the conditions that allow life to prosper.
And there is an important historical caveat: calling this “environmentalism” would be anachronistic. Zarathustra was not advocating modern environmental policy. But the principle is striking:
Human goodness is measured, at least partly, by whether the world around us is made to flourish.
Source: Yasna 48.5–7, the Gathas
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