Webinars and presentations we have heard about that might be useful for you and your parish, school, or organization. ENJOY!
Past Catholic Social Teaching Presentations
Laudato Si’ and the US Catholic Church Conference – June 14, 2023
from Creighton University and Catholic Climate Covenant
Recordings from the biennial conference series to equip and inspire Catholics to more deeply integrate Laudato Si’ and its creation care teachings into the U.S. Church. The purpose of this year’s conference was to encourage a greater understanding of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform’s seven goals.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching, Sustainable Practices
ICC Series on Laudato Si’ – Part IIII – September 2, 2021
from Indiana Catholic Conference
Fr. Christopher Droste and Creation Care Commission member Laura Sheehan will discuss Laudato Si in Indiana.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching, Climate Justice & Advocacy
ONLINE DIALOGUE IN CELEBRATION OF THE Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook: CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME – September 1, 2021
from CADEIO
A dialogue on the guide which offers insights into how Catholics can bring the riches of the Catholic theological tradition to ecumenical and interreligious discussions and actions that uphold the dignity and sanctity of our environment.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Season of Creation Training: How to Engage Our Church Leaders for Climate Action – August 31, 2021
from Catholic Climate Covenant
How should you approach your bishop, priest, and other church leaders on climate and care for creation issues? Learn key steps, get simple engagement resources to use now!
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
ICC Series on Laudato Si’ – Part III – August 26, 2021
from Indiana Catholic Conference
Fr. Terry Ehrman , C.S.C. will discuss Ecological Education and Action related to Chapters 5&6 of Laudato Si’.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching, Climate Justice & Advocacy
ICC Series on Laudato Si’: Part II – August 19, 2021
from Indiana Catholic Conference
Sr. Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick, OSB, and Sarah Mundell discuss the Church’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, in part 2 of a 4 part series on the social doctrine of the Church.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching, Climate Justice & Advocacy
ICC Series on Laudato Si’ – Part 1 – August 12, 2021
from Indiana Catholic Conference
Archbishop Charles C. Thompson and Dr. Phil Sakimoto discuss the Church’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, in part 1 of a 4 part series on the social doctrine of the Church.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching, Climate Justice & Advocacy
Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church Conference – July 13, 2021
from Creighton University and the Catholic Climate Covenant
Videos from the three day event from July 13-15 to convene, equip, and inspire Catholics who can more deeply integrate Laudato Si’ and its climate change teaching into the U.S. Church.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Seeds of Hope for Our Planet: Thomas Berry and the Great Work – June 24, 2021
from JustFaith Ministries
Fr. Joe Mitchell will focus on how we can respond to Pope Francis’ call to “Care for Our Common Home.” Inspired by the wisdom of Thomas Berry, known as one of the great religious ecological thinkers of the 20th century, this presentation will explore the Great Work of our time: how to make a transition from a period of human devastation of the Earth to a period when humans would recognize the sacredness of all creation and find their place within the web of life.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
What is a spirituality of biodiversity? – May 19, 2021
from Columban Center for Advocacy & Outreach
Join the Columban Center for Advocacy & Outreach and Anna Robertson, Director of Youth and Young Adult Mobilization for Catholic Climate Covenant, to discuss the urgency of reconnecting our appreciation of nature with our everyday faith.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Laudato Si’ Dialogue on Education – May 18, 2021
from Global Catholic Climate Movement
Leaders from renowned institutions across the globe will share practical experiences about how they use Laudato Si’ to inspire students, and they’ll offer tips to other institutional leaders seeking to do the same in their part of the world.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Creation Care and Migration – April 22, 2021
from ArchIndy Catholic Charities Social Concerns in partnership with Creation Care Ministry
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Explore the relationship between Care for God’s Creation, Migrants, and You with discussion on the Vatican’s recent booklet “Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced Persons.”
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Catholics and Creation Care – April 22, 2021
from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, South Carolina
With Dr. Catherine Wright, author of a recently published a practical guide on Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Biodiversity Webinar: The Road to COP15 – April 20, 2021
from Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development and others
The Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development and GCCM, REPAM, REBAC, RAOEN, CIDSE, CYNESA, ISVUMI, Columbans, LISTEN, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, UISG and Parliament of World Religions invite you to join this conversation on biodiversity with Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson, Dr. Jane Goodall, and other community leaders.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Beyond Laudato Si’: Embracing the Challenge of Franciscan Eco-Spirituality in the Age of Pope Francis – April 14, 2021
from Gonzaga University
To the mark the 51st anniversary of Earth Day and conclude the year-long 5th anniversary celebration of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on climate change and environmental ethics, Laudato Si’, Gonzaga welcomes Daniel P. Horan, OFM, Ph.D.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Tradition Conference – March 25, 2021
from University of Notre Dame
A conference with various sessions from March 25-April 3rd. Presentations include “Justice for the Earth” and “The Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor”.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
2nd Tuesdays Lunch & Learn – Ecospirituality in Action – March 9, 2021
from Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Join FSPA every second Tuesday of 2021 for a series exploring FSPA’s commitment to ecological education, one of the seven Laudato Si’ goals. Each Lunch & Learn will feature new topics of ecological advocacy presented by speakers who will inspire us to care for all of creation.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Online dialogue in celebration of the Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook – February 23, 2021
from CADEIO
On online discussion of the new guidebook jointly published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic Climate Covenant.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Food Matters: Creating More Just and Sustainable Food Systems – December 3, 2020
from Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice
The global pandemic disrupted supply chains and helped realize our dependence on far-off systems beyond our control. At the same time, there is more awareness of the unsafe and unjust conditions in which many food production workers labour and how systems of oppression continue to hold food insecurity in place for many communities.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Christmas, Consumerism, and Laudato Si (from 2016 – watch anytime) – November 25, 2020
from Catholic Climate Movement
Explore how today’s rampant consumerism, particularly evident during the Christmas season, is so harmful in all fronts: destroying our planet’s ecosystems, hurting the most vulnerable among us and future generations, and undermining our own spirituality.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
“Jubilee for the Earth”: Episode 6 – A New Beginning – October 5, 2020
from Missionary Society of St. Columban
A podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban. We are a Society of priests and lay people who live and share the good news of the Gospel by working with those who are poor and exploited, including the earth.
Over the course of six episodes, we’ll explore the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. We’ll travel around the world to hear from Columbans who are working to renew the face of the Earth. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we hope that this podcast will help us all to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
“Jubilee for the Earth”: Episode 5 – No Land to Live On – September 28, 2020
from Missionary Society of St. Columban
A podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban. We are a Society of priests and lay people who live and share the good news of the Gospel by working with those who are poor and exploited, including the earth.
Over the course of six episodes, we’ll explore the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. We’ll travel around the world to hear from Columbans who are working to renew the face of the Earth. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we hope that this podcast will help us all to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
“Jubilee for the Earth”: Episode 4 – Nonviolence for the Earth – September 21, 2020
from Missionary Society of St. Columban
A podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban. We are a Society of priests and lay people who live and share the good news of the Gospel by working with those who are poor and exploited, including the earth.
Over the course of six episodes, we’ll explore the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. We’ll travel around the world to hear from Columbans who are working to renew the face of the Earth. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we hope that this podcast will help us all to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
“Jubilee for the Earth”: Episode 3 – Embarking on the Path of Dialogue – September 14, 2020
from Missionary Society of St. Columban
A podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban. We are a Society of priests and lay people who live and share the good news of the Gospel by working with those who are poor and exploited, including the earth. Over the course of six episodes, we’ll explore the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. We’ll travel around the world to hear from Columbans who are working to renew the face of the Earth. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we hope that this podcast will help us all to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
“Jubilee for the Earth”: Episode 1 – A New Kind of Economy – September 7, 2020
from Missionary Society of St. Columban
“Jubilee for the Earth” is a podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban. We are a Society of priests and lay people who live and share the good news of the Gospel by working with those who are poor and exploited, including the earth.
Over the course of six episodes, we’ll explore the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. We’ll travel around the world to hear from Columbans who are working to renew the face of the Earth. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we hope that this podcast will help us all to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
“Jubilee for the Earth”: Episode 2 – The Spirituality of Biodiversity – August 31, 2020
from Missionary Society of St. Columban
A podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban. We are a Society of priests and lay people who live and share the good news of the Gospel by working with those who are poor and exploited, including the earth. Over the course of six episodes, we’ll explore the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. We’ll travel around the world to hear from Columbans who are working to renew the face of the Earth. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we hope that this podcast will help us all to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Mesa Redonda de Obispos celebrando Laudato Si’ – June 23, 2020
from USCCB
Disfrute de esta conversación entre los obispos Jorge Rodríguez-Novelo, Oscar Cantú, Daniel Flores y Joseph Tyson, quienes reflexionan sobre el 5º aniversario de la encíclica Laudato Si’.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Laudato Si’ Week Roundtable – May 20, 2020
from USCCB
Archbishop Paul Coakley, Bishop Robert Barron, and Bishop Robert McElroy discuss Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’ as the Church worldwide celebrated the 5th anniversary of the document’s publication.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching
Why did Pope Francis declare a climate emergency? – September 4, 2019
from Global Catholic Climate Movement
Explore the scientific and theological reasons to declare a climate emergency, the imperative for Catholics around the world to address the climate crisis as a response to the Pope’s call.
Filed under: Catholic Social Teaching