The Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP) is a seven-year journey focusing on integral ecology from the Vatican Dicastery. The goal from the Vatican is to make communities around the world totally sustainable in the spirit of integral ecology. The Ecological crisis is “a summons to profound interior conversion” (LS 217). Seven focus groups include: Families,…
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Pope’s Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Our Lady March 25th
O Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, in this time of trial we turn to you. As our Mother, you love us and know us: no concern of our hearts is hidden from you. Mother of mercy, how often we have experienced your watchful care and your peaceful presence! You never cease to guide…
Water management begins at home
World Water Day 2022: Water management begins at home Richard Connor, Editor in Chief of the UN’s World Water Development Report, encourages sustainable use of water and its resources ahead of World Water Day, which this year is dedicated to drawing attention to groundwater. By Benedict Mayaki SJ “Saving water might seem to be a…
Stunned Sisters Worldwide
‘We are afraid, but we are also strong’: Stunned sisters worldwide watch as Russia invades Ukraine HAMBURG, GERMANY — Sisters in Ukraine, supported by women religious elsewhere in Europe and in the United States, report anxiety and fear but also resolve as Russian military forces invaded their country on Feb. 24. Sr. Anna Andrusiv of the Sisters of…
Felician commitment to environmental justice.
Okefenokee Swamp “Victory” Felician Sisters are always nurturing caregivers, but sometimes they have to play offense. Their recent strategic move in Georgia demonstrates the Felician commitment to environmental justice. Most of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southern Georgia was designated for conservation by President Roosevelt in 1937, and Okefenokee Swamp, formed more than 6,000…
FrattelliTutti
“Fratelli tutti” Fraternity and social friendship are the ways the Pontiff indicates to build a better, more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all: people and institutions. With an emphatic confirmation of a ‘no’ to war and to globalized indifference. The Church is a family of brothers and sisters with one Father, who…