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Praying With Creation: What's in motion in nature around you?
… to notice that we are part of God’s creation. As Pope Francis reminds us in his encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," with all creation we are "linked by unseen bonds and … to move from self-centeredness to other-centeredness, something Pope Francis talks about in Laudato Si': We are always capable of going out of ourselves towards the other. Unless we do …
A new story opens us to transformation in faith
… it from moving forward. We are celebrating the ninth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' . At last, after so many years, it seems that his message is reaching many dioceses …
The Eucharist can recommit the faithful to care of creation, say bishops
… of Assisi, whose "Canticle of the Sun" inspired the title and text of Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home. The five-week celebration of a "Season of Creation" had … hope in Christ with "faith in progress." Francis underscored the dangers of this shift in Laudato Si', which, as the bishops noted, highlights a "technocratic paradigm whereby the …
Always on my mind? A Catholic approach to neurotechnology and mental privacy
… which can lead to PTSD . "It is right to rejoice in these advances," Pope Francis wrote in Laudato Si' about technological innovations, "and to be excited by the immense possibilities …
A different kind of season, full of surprises
… Prayer for the Care of Creation , in 2015 — not to mention the publication of his encyclical Laudato Si' that same year. My third surprise: the Season of Creation has grown beyond being an … reverse the damage to our common home. I witnessed this firsthand while participating in the Laudato Si' Animators training in April and May, with others from every corner of the globe …
Soaring temps a sign the planet is sick — are we listening? Pope Francis asks
… "for the Cry of the Earth" — a reference to an oft-quoted passage from his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." In that papal teaching document, Francis wrote that …
Praying With Creation: Come on a nature therapy walk (wherever you are)
… that is around us. As someone committed to living the tenants of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and the process of ecological conversion, this …
Faith, business, agricultural leaders discuss ways to respond to 'cry' of Earth, the poor
… address those challenges. The Aug. 17 meeting was inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home, which focuses on care for the natural environment and … on decades of church teaching and expressed concern for our common home in his documents Laudato Si' and Laudate Deum '" Lucas said. "The Holy Father has appealed for a new dialogue …
2-week Asia trip will test pope's health, spotlight his signature themes
… time in Indonesia to revisit some of the central themes in two of his landmark encyclicals, Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti . They argue that the political, economic and social problems …
Q&A with Sr. Terri Schell, sharing a Catholic approach to ecology and faith
… and environmental justice and education, and have fallen in love with that work. That and Laudato S i' , too, allowed me to live out my faith tangibly, [which] was a way to put some meat … If you don't have one at your parish, they can connect you to the nearest local group. Laudato Si' Movement is an international organization, and they have all kinds of resources. It's …
The refugees who helped save a Baltimore parish are now planting seeds for its future
… people each Saturday. "The parishioners were inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 second encyclical, Laudato Si', calling for the care of our common home, resonating with St. Francis of Assisi," …
Faith and a forest preschool help our family care for creation
… our community — and we loved it. This practice led us to dive deeper into the principles of Laudato Si' , Pope Francis' encyclical on care of our common home, as well as diving deeper into … are unique creations and celebrates their inherent dignity. Francis speaks similarly in Laudato Si' , saying, "The ultimate purpose of other creatures is not to be found in us. Rather, … to be helpful, active members of their communities — to be a part of improving their world. In Laudato Si' , Francis connects the cry of the Earth to the cry of the poor. We believe the forest …
Puerto Rico parish aims to be climate resilience hub to respond to extreme storms
… by 2030 in a pastoral letter on implementing the teachings of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' in the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. For SUN, that letter signaled the …
I prayed 'lectio divina' with a pine cone
… the land was calling me and what I was called to do. It was similar to how Pope Francis in Laudato Si ' invites us to listen to a message in creation: "This contemplation of creation … from joy. As I think about this incident, I am reminded of a quote from Pope Francis in Laudato Si' : "Our goal is not to amass information or to satisfy curiosity, but rather to become … of this work. The message to me was a renewal of my commitment to climate justice work at the Laudato Si' Movement. It can be easy to get focused on the daily responsibilities, which for me …
Will congestion pricing advance urban sustainability or geographic disparities?
… the plan, the Catholic governor put herself at odds with views expressed by Pope Francis in Laudato Si' , the landmark encyclical on the environment, according to Jamie Kralovec, professor … a subway turnstile in Buenos Aires, indicating a kinship with New York strap-hangers. In Laudato Si' , Francis wrote: "The quality of life in cities has much to do with systems of … disaster. Among those advocates is Thomas Caffrey, a Manhattanite and member of the Laudato Si' study group at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle on the West Side. The parish …
House committee accuses socially responsible investor groups of breaking antitrust law
… the section on investments related to the environment. And Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," referred to the path toward solving Earth's …
PETA protesters interrupt Pope Francis' Vatican audience, call on him to denounce bullfighting
… is a sin to torture animals.” PETA has pointed out that Pope Francis wrote in his encyclical Laudato Si’ that “any act of cruelty to any creature is ‘contrary to human dignity’ and that, as …
Frustrated by limited opportunities for women in the church, these women got to work
… 2015, for instance, Francis issued his landmark encyclical on caring for "our common home," Laudato Si' . We set out to inform ourselves on the crisis. We began with Franciscan Sr. Ilia Delio who …
Interfaith activists arrested protesting Citigroup's fossil fuel investments
… at Gulf South Fossil Finance Hub and deputy chapter animator of the Texas Chapter of the Laudato Si' Movement , a global network of over 900 Catholic environmental organizations, also …
Laudato Si' Commission calls Jesuit higher education to climate action
… at Loyola University Chicago July 16-19. To live the UAPs more faithfully, the association's Laudato Si' Commission, of which I am part, called each Jesuit school to make and fund … commit to this goal" (emphasis in original). Francis wrote Laudate Deum because following Laudato Si' , "responses have not been adequate," i.e., science-based. This implies … No other initiative identifies additional AJCU net zero commitments. In response, the Laudato Si' Commission recommends that every AJCU school: Commit to cutting a university's …