
In Memory of Berta Cáceres (English and Spanish)
PrayerBerta Cáceres was murdered in 2016 for her outspoken advocacy as she sought environmental justice for her indigenous people in Honduras; this prayer remembers her sacrifice.

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God [a] January 1, 2017
Lectionary ReflectionSolemnity of Mary, Mother of God [a]
January 1, 2017
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The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
Film Discussion GuideChico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, environmentalist, and martyr. This film highlights Mendes’s work to end the destruction of the Amazonian rain forest and to organize...

Thomas Berry: One With the Universe
Prayer ServiceThis prayer service includes prayers, quotes, and questions that invite us to reflect on the life and words of Thomas Berry, C.P. Through this reflection, participants are challenged to think more...

Creating Concerned Citizens of the Planet Earth
Creative VoiceCreative Voice Margaret Swedish (author, activist, and founder of the “Spirituality and Ecological Hope” project at the Center for New Creation) thoughtfully reveals the richness in the meaning...

Prayer for the Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha (July 14)
PrayerSt. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American saint and the patroness of ecology and the environment.

The Gift of Creation
Creative VoiceThis artistic reflection uses quotes from the U.S. Bishops’ statement Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good. To view this resource, click here:...

Gardeners of the Earth: Caring for Our Common Home
LitanyTo 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...

Catholic Social Thought and Canaries in the Coal Mine
ReflectionFr. 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...

Caring for Our Common Home Calendar (June 2016)
CalendarTo celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, this creative calendar includes suggested reflections and actions for each day during the month of June.
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Care of Our Common Home
LitanyThis 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 InsertThis 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...