Dennis Sadowski, Author at Crux

Catholic Energies looks to help church organizations go green
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- October 2, 2017
Catholic parishes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes and other organizations operate an estimated 70,000 buildings, most of which use energy inefficiently, wasting about $1 billion a year. Reducing energy usage by 25 percent in those buildings could save $630 million and 8.7 billion tons of coal.
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Average people hold key to nuclear disarmament, Vatican official says
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Vatican
- September 27, 2017
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi has called on people to embrace nuclear disarmament in the same way they have taken action to protect the environment, especially since Pope Francis issued his encyclical “Laudato Si'” in 2015. He admitted that with the end of the Cold War, people feel a reduced sense of urgency about the threat of nuclear war. “But the risk remains and protection of civilization needs to be promoted,” he said.
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Discussion focuses on civility, tolerance as key to religious freedom
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- September 14, 2017
24 years ago, President Bill Clinton signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act during a White House ceremony attended by Republican and Democratic members of Congress and numerous religious leaders in a sign of unity. But within a decade, such unity began to fragment as people coalesced around divergent views with little tolerance for opposing opinions on religion or politics.
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Eclipse thrills, inspires viewers to admire the precision of creation

A Catholic parish hosted an eclipse-watching party, as parishioners and visitors wonder at God’s creation. Some travelers made their way to a field the parish owns across the street from the church. Spots were going for $10. Some stayed overnight, camping in tents or in the back of their vehicle. Others, arrived in the pre-dawn hours eager to catch the spectacle.

Catholic bishops call for diplomacy to ease U.S.-North Korea differences

Writing the U.S. Secretary of State on current tensions with North Korea, Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico said “this crisis reminds us that nuclear deterrence and mutually assured destruction do not ensure security or peace. Instead, they exacerbate tensions and produce an arms race as countries acquire more weapons of mass destruction in an attempt to intimidate or threaten other nations.”

Ohio artist restores religious statues, stirs memories of closed parishes

A professional artist in Northeast Ohio realized his dream of realizing a museum featuring the artifacts that would otherwise be abandoned in closed churches. Lou McClung created the Museum of Divine Statues, filled with artwork that he carefully restored and shows to the public.