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… in Pope Francis, and I have rejoiced in his various letters and encyclicals. I knew that " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home" might be difficult for some, but it was well researched and …
How the University of Dayton divested from fossil fuels — and what happened to its bottom line
… in the United States. It would be another year before Pope Francis released his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," meaning leaders at Dayton couldn't tap into the pope's …
Five Years with Laudato Si': Where Are We?
… from NCR and NCR Forward members … Opening Prayer was selected from A Prayer for Our Earth, Laudato Si’ Closing prayer was selected from Querida Amazonia , Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation … …
EarthBeat Weekly: Where 100 or more of us are gathered…
… environmental issues for NCR since 2011, provided an update on the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si' and responded to questions from some of the 100 or so members of NCR Forward assembled for …
Book interweaves eucharistic practice with social, economic and ecological realities
… it. I was especially impressed by her nuanced integration of Pope Francis' encyclical, " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," into the concluding section of her study. Particularly in the …
How to close the gap between public opinion and public policy on the climate crisis?
… from last year's Amazon Synod at the Vatican . In the final installment of our Digging into Laudato Si' series , Samantha Panchèvre returns to Pope Francis' introduction to his encyclical where he …
How to care for our common home
… Samantha Panchèvre … READ … In the last post of this series on Laudato Si' , let's go back to the introduction where Pope Francis describes his urgent appeal …
Discovering ecological conversion in the spirit of Laudato Si'
… … In the summer of 2017, leading up to and during my final treatment for lymphoma, I read " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — for the third time. For the better part of two months in …
The joy of our hope
… Samantha Panchèvre … READ … Chapter 6, section 9: Beyond the Sun … While the last section of Laudato Si' may be short, it's full of hope. Pope Francis references the mystery that awaits us when we …
Discovering a 'great grace' in the time of COVID-19
… less. All this is unfolding as we mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." This historic yet under appreciated document covers many …
The mystery of the Trinity and global solidarity
… this last week of this series, let's take a look at the end of chapter 6 and the conclusion of Laudato Si' . In section 7, the pope explains how the Holy Trinity is omnipresent in the universe: "The …
NCR Forward Summer Series 2020
… 450px;","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"10"}}]] … July 9: Five Years with Laudato Si’: Where are we? … Brian Roewe , … Staff Writer, NCR and EarthBeat As Pope Francis' ecological …
Need an encouraging boost? Check out our Interfaith Climate Tracker
… University of Louisana, the nation's only Catholic HBCU, makes the case that the work of Laudato Si' will require stewardship for all and by all . Among other things, that means more training in …
What it will take to do the work of Laudato Si': stewardship for all, by all
… a clarion call for the best of humanity to discover remedies. And to act accordingly. With Laudato Si' , the environmental encyclical issued five years ago by Pope Francis, we have the framework …
Links for 6/23/20
… his recklessness in November. Pope Francis used the phrase integral human ecology in " Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home " and now The New York Times has an article that gives …
For Appalachia pastors, reopening means walking with the poor and vulnerable
… wearing masks in stores. Switzer echoes those who see the pandemic as a wakeup call to a more Laudato Si' -infused perspective of people recognizing their place in an interconnected web of life. He …
The Christian's role in social and environmental justice
… individual and communal activity" in his 2013 apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium . In Laudato Si' , Francis says: "As believers, we do not look at the world from without but from within, …
Threat multiplier: The impacts of climate change on refugees
… can do the most we can. JRS signed on because of church teaching about character creation and Laudato Si' and everything that the Holy Father has said about the importance of caring for the …
EarthBeat Weekly: Discerning what the Vatican really means when it comes to divestment
… the EarthBeat channel of Slack on Thursday, five years to the day after Pope Francis released Laudato Si', Josh reported that he was just back from the first in-person briefing the Vatican press …
Racism in pollution and policing: A conversation with Robert Bullard, father of environmental justice
… all of these things. It reminded me of what Pope Francis has talked about in his encyclical Laudato Si' , where he says that everything is connected, and hearing the cry of the Earth at the same …