Creation Care Ministry of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Lent consistently strikes me as one of the most ill-timed of seasons—an idea that our yearlong pandemic has only served to make more obvious. In the U.S., we’ve already endured the long slog through winter: its dark nights, barren trees, cold stars and frigid temperatures.
Entering into Lent with Catholics worldwide, it is a moment for us to stop and reflect on God’s mercy and love for us and all of creation. As we pray, fast, and grow in faith with our local communities, let’s also focus on living in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable across the world, especially …
One third of the food we eat depends upon pollinators – mainly bees – for successful yields of crops, from pumpkins to apples to grapefruit. With the world’s bee population having been on the decline, we each can do our part to rejuvenate the bee population and maintain a reverent attitude toward the small creatures in God’s creation.
What is the lens through which you see the natural world? How often do you seek to understand God’s creation, the beauty and the abuse of nature? Have you made efforts to lessen your personal footprint on nature by reducing the amount of waste you produce, the amount of material items you purchase, the amount of fresh water you use?
From across the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and around the world…
This year Catholics across the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will stand alongside thousands of Christians from around the world in this transformative celebration that encourages all Christians to care for our common home. The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through repenting, repairing, and rejoicing together. …
What is the Season of Creation and this year’s theme Jubilee for the Earth?Read More
Join us this Season of Creation by participating in our Tree & Flower Extravaganza and one or all of the 10 Ways to Pray, Reflect, and Act this Season of Creation. We invite you to on a journey to learn something new, take that small step you have been contemplating, and find God’s will for living well …
10 Ways to Pray, Reflect, and Act this Season of CreationRead More
Published in The Criterion on August 28, 2020. On May 25, during the weeklong commemoration of the five-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced a special “Laudato Si’ ” anniversary year, calling on it to be “a time of grace, …
New material a working group to encourage and support Catholics and others to vote for an integral and consistent ethic of life, including for the unborn, for generations to come.
Protect Life — Preserve That Which Sustains Life — Care for Our Common Home!Read More
Some things exciting are coming! This week, 5 years after Pope Francis’ historical encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced a special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year from May 24, 2020 to May 24, 2021. The dedication of this year comes at a poignant moment when …
First published in The Criterion on May 15, 2020 On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis released his first encyclical, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.” This year is the fifth anniversary of the release, and the worldwide Church is marking this occasion with virtual events and prayer during the dates of May 16-24, …
Global Church to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week on May 16-24Read More
Our relationship with the environment can never be isolated from our relationship with others and with God. (Laudato Si’ #119) Everything is Connected – the theme of the worldwide celebration of Laudato Si’ Week (May 16 – 24, 2020) – 5 years since Pope Francis’ encyclical letter letter, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common …
