
Lectionary Reflection: Season of Creation Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time [c]
Lectionary ReflectionUse this lectionary reflection for September 8, 2019 to highlight the Season of Creation and the upcoming Synod on the Amazon.

Discussion Guide: The Economic Injustice of Plastic
VideoThis 13-minute TED Talk, by environmental and racial justice activist Van Jones, explores the negative impact of the production, use, and disposal of plastics on the lives of the poor. The discussion...

Reflection: Interfaith Vatican Gathering on the "Cries of the Earth, Cries of the Poor"
ReflectionLearn about the March 2019 interfaith gathering at the Vatican on the environment and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This resource includes a summary, reflection questions, suggestions to put...

Earth Prayer 2019
PrayerThis prayer for the earth reflects on how we can delight in the beauty of creation while also recognizing our role in polluting the earth. We ask for the courage to recommit to advocacy as a form of...

And St. Francis Preached to the Birds
PrayerThis video puts the lines of the prayer “And St. Francis Preached to the Birds” to music for an easy-to-use resource to start a parish meeting, youth group event, service trip, or religion class....

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Film Discussion GuideThis film discussion guide poses critical questions to the moral implications behind the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, specifically in terms of caring for God’s creation, and the ethics of...

Living CST: Ilia Delio, O.S.F.
Prayer Service
This prayer service uses quotes from Sister Ilia Delio, O.S.F, and calls us to be open to new concepts of God and ways of caring for our common home and one another.

Catholic Social Tradition, the Environment, and the Option for the Poor
ReflectionThis reflection discusses environmental ethics and the option for the poor and vulnerable within Catholic social tradition and identifies key Church documents that addressed the environmental...

Earth Day Reflection on Plastic Pollution
ReflectionThis short resource reflects on the theme of Earth Day 2018, connects this theme to Pope Francis’s concerns for Creation, and offers suggestions for action and an Earth Day prayer.
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Restoring Balance to Our Common Home
LitanyThis litany invites us to work on a right balance between human and planetary needs and to work together to restore balance to the planet we all call home.

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
Film Discussion GuideAs we celebrate God’s Creation on Earth Day, this film guide for Ken Burn’s National Parks series offers reflection questions on the beautifully photographed documentary, whose visuals inspire...

April 2018: Fostering a Culture of Peace by Caring for Creation
CalendarThis month’s calendar offers daily reflections and actions to celebrate EFJ’s theme for the month of March 2018: Fostering a Culture of Peace by Caring for Creation.