A prayer vigil in solidarity with vulnerable people affected by climate change. …
Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor Prayer Vigil
Prayer / Reflection
Faith-Based Study Guide on Poverty and Hunger
Guide
A study guide of reflection on hunger and poverty, on how we relate the current world situation to the story and vision of our Catholic faith. …
Feast of St. Francis Program
Guide
From the Catholic Climate Covenant, a St. Francis Feast day 90 minute program guide focused on the Church’s teaching on caring for creation and the poor, including tree planting. (0.5 GB zipped download). …
Take and Read: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor
Book
A reflections on the book Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor from Leonardo Boff published in 1997 which defined what are now primary pillars of Catholic ecotheology and environmental ethics -- justice for the poor and justice for the Earth. …
Integral ecology and the horizon of hope: concern for the poor and for creation in the ministry of Pope Francis
A lecture by Cardinal Peter Kodwo Turkson given at St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland on March 5, 2015. …
The Season of Creation and awareness of ‘Laudato Si’
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First published in The Criterion on September 8, 2017Since the publication in June 2015 of Pope Francis’environmental encyclical, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” a significant worldwide increase in Catholic awareness has taken place …
What should I ‘give up’ for Lent?
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First published in The Criterion on March 3, 2017 “It cannot be emphasized enough how everything is interconnected.” —Pope Francis, “Laudato Si, on Care for Our Common Home,” #138 Two weeks ago, my wife Julie and I were lucky enough to …
Care for the poor is rooted in Christian simplicity
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First published in The Criterion on September 9, 2016. Remember the line “Finish everything on your plate; there are starving children in China?” How crazy was that? What did it matter what we ate or did not eat to those across the world? And …