The Season of Creation: 01 September - 04 October: will soon be here for us to honor. One of the key issues is loss of Biodiversity in our Common Home. Our blog this week comes from Fr Jim Carty sm, on the increasing loss of biodiversity in Australia. Australia's Shame If something is said to be as dead as a dodo, it means that it is not working, or obsolete, or has disappeared. It refers to the flightless and now extinct bird that was taken by sailors to their ship and kept alive for fresh meat. The Portuguese named the birds "doudo', meaning stupid. In a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald writer Mike Foley asks: "Why is Australia a Global leader in wildlife extin...