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The Litany for Extinct Species laments the loss of all extinct species, and uplifts, in particular, the 23 species most recently declared extinct in the United States in 2021. The litany includes a pronunciation guide for readers and an accompanying handout for participants.
To see a full list of the 23 species, please visit: bit.ly/3kAq05a
Beginning on St. Francis Day 2021 (Oct. 4), Catholics are invited into 40-days of prayer leading up to the official launch of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP)on Nov. 14. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has created prayers for each day of the week that Catholics are invited to pray especially during this 40-day period. The prayers are available in English, Spanish, and French.
More about the Laudato Si’ Action Platform:
The LSAP invites seven sectors of the Church to implement seven goals in seven years on a journey toward total sustainability by pledging to create an action plan.
Watch a video of Pope Francis’ invitation to participate in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform in English, Spanish, or French. You can learn more about the timeline here and pledge your institution’s commitment to creating a Laudato Si’ Action Plan here.
A cannonball moment, in the Ignatian tradition, refers to a specific moment in the story of St. Ignatius of Loyola, when a wartime injury spurred a lifelong conversion. For us, living with the effects of climate change now, we find ourselves faced with our own global cannonball moment.
This examen prayer invites us to consider how we are called to respond to God and the cry of the earth during this important ecological moment.
This resource was created for the Renewing the Earth: Living Laudato Si’ in the Year of Ignatius. Learn more about the program and how to implement a Laudato Si’ Action Plan at your institution. igsol.net/renewing
This year, 2021, the theme for the Season of Creation is “A Home for All? Renewing the Oikos of God.” This booklet introduces the Season of Creation and offers resources for celebrating each of the Sundays of the season from September 1st, the World Day for Prayer for Creation through October 4th, the feast of St. Francis. It offers penitential rite suggestions, prayers for the liturgy, scriptural reflections and more.
This resource is being shared with the permission of the author. The original resource can be found here: https://www.dominicancenter.org/season-of-creation-a-home-for-all/
“Jubilee for the Earth” is a podcast mini-series about biodiversity and our sacred story produced by the Missionary Society of St. Columban, 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. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, the six episode series explores the beauty of biodiversity, the threats it faces, and how caring for our common home is fundamental to our lives as people of faith and as global citizens.
The podcast study guide provides reflection questions and suggested actions to accompany each episode.
Listen to the podcast: https://columbancenter.org/jubileepocast
This resource is being re-published with the permission of the Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach.
The recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th Assessment Report reveals the urgent action needed to address the impacts of climate change. This overview for Catholic educators explains the importance of the report in the Catholic context and provides suggested top action steps for a climate ready campus, curriculum, and community.
This resource is being re-published with the permission of the author, Andra Yeghoian and collaborating thought leaders from the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI). Please reach out to [email protected] for interview or publication requests.
We pray to bring our lives back into alignment with the Earth, our common home, where God is ever-present.
As we wait again for the celebration of the birth of Christ, let us wait reflecting on the wisdom expressed in Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti; may Francis’ words lead us on this year’s Advent journey.
This PDF resource provides daily reflections that correspond with excerpts from Fratelli Tutti. Additionally, we have created an online interactive Advent calendar with photos to correspond with some of the daily reflections.
In the Human Element, photographer James Balog explores how the four natural elements (water, fire, air, and earth) are impacted by the fifth element: humans. As people change the elements through the mining and burning of greenhouse gases, the elements change humanity at the same time through superstorms, sea level rise, wildfires, and air pollution. Questions in the film discussion guide relate themes from the film to Catholic Social Teaching, specifically Care for Creation.
As we move through the season of Lent and transition from winter to spring, we look to God for renewal in ourselves and our common home.
