Care for Creation

Gardeners of the Earth: Caring for Our Common Home

Litany
To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, this litany lifts up 16 “gardeners of the earth,” both those who have gone before us and those in our midst, who recognize the sacredness of the...
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Catholic Social Thought and Canaries in the Coal Mine

Reflection
Fr. Fred Kammer revisits Pope Francis's recent encyclical to focus on the connection between the environment and those in poverty in this resource, which has reflection questions, a prayer, and...
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Caring for Our Common Home Calendar (June 2016)

Calendar
To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, this creative calendar includes suggested reflections and actions for each day during the month of June. Copyright © 2016 Education for Justice, a...
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Earth Day

Toolbox
This toolbox is a compilation of resources pertaining to Earth Day and the CST theme of care for God’s creation. Bulletin Insert: Care for Creation Creative Voice: Green Classrooms: Green...
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Care of Our Common Home

Litany
This litany touches on many issues that affect all of us in our common home and invites each of us to act on behalf of the poorest in our global society.

Bulletin Insert: Care for Our Common Home

Bulletin Insert
This bulletin insert/handout includes quotes from encyclicals on the environment, ways to celebrate Earth Day, reflection questions, and Pope Francis’s Christian Prayer in Union with...
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Prayer for Earth Day 2016

Prayer
This prayer is inspired by the title of Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, a title which references St. Francis of Assisi and his song of praise for Creation.

United Nations Climate Change Convention

Fact Sheet & Handout
This fact sheet includes a summary of the upcoming climate change talks in Paris that will focus on a universal agreement on environmental regulations for the participating countries. Copyright ©...
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Reflection on Pope Francis’s Address to the U.S. Congress

Video
Reflect on the prophetic and passionate words of Pope Francis as he challenged us to care for our common home and for one another in his address to the U.S. Congress: http://bit.ly/1jeCr4U.  

A Place at the Table

Film Discussion Guide
This documentary peels back the curtain on the problem of food insecurity, weaving together the stories of low-income Americans who struggle to put healthy food on the table. The film also includes...
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The Awe-inspired Economics of Pope Francis

Creative Voice
Creative Voice David Kane explores the pope's latest encyclical, Laudato Si' (Praised Be), focusing on the recommendations that Francis has for making our political and economic systems more...
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Reflecting with Laudato Si'

Reflection
Short quotes from Laudato Si’ serve as a meditative reflection in this Smilebox resource. We are reminded by the words of this encyclical that each of us is called to care for our common home...
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