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Integral ecology requires a larger 'seamless garment'
… text. Among other topics, it builds on the central theme of Francis' 2015 encyclical letter, " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," which is the notion of "integral ecology." Francis states …
Copy Desk Daily, Feb. 19, 2020
… … . A lesson that Fr. Dan Horan is taking away from Querida Amazonia (and its predecessor Laudato Si' ): … Integral ecology requires a larger 'seamless garment' … — one that recognizes the …
In 'Querida Amazonia,' Francis' sacramental imagination stops short of women
… everywhere. His sacramental imagination shines through in Querida Amazonia . His quotes from " Laudato Si', on Care for our Common Home" remind us that his encyclical on the environment is a …
EarthBeat Weekly: Taking the pope at his word
… of last Fall's Season of Creation Daily by Peter McLoughlin and the Advent Reflections with Laudato Si' by Arthur Jones, we're planning a similar series for Lent. (More on that next week.) We're …
'Querida Amazonia' provides reflection on ecological sin
… to the one global economic and ecological crisis examined in both Evangelii Gaudium and Laudato Si' . Ecological sin, then, is the backdrop for denouncing injustice, crime and the continued …
Catholic campuses rallying for 'fossil-free degrees'
… anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) and the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” in the spring. Salzman and other Boston College students plan …
'Querida Amazonia' shows how Francis is looking for deeper change
… there has the potential to wreak havoc with the entire planet. As the pope made clear in " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," there are not two crises in the Amazon, one environmental and …
In 'Querida Amazonia,' Francis defends vital ecosystem with stern indictment of its defilers
… (Oct. 6-27) with his past writings — including drawing heavily from his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — and even native poetry to present a hopeful image of the …
Francis declines to answer Amazon synod's requests for married priests, women ministers
… Tupiassu. The document receiving the most citations is Francis' 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato Si' , with 26 references. True to his expressed preference, the pontiff does not reference the …
Glenmary Father John Rausch, advocate for Appalachian people, dies at 75
… Dorsey, Glenmary's president, told Catholic News Service Feb. 11. "Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si', seemed to sum up his own ministry and passion as far as care of the earth. He had just an …
Georgetown University commits to full divestment from fossil fuels within a decade
… of Pope Francis, who has articulated an ambitious vision for all of us in his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home . His words inform and strengthen our commitment to the …