Laudato Si
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Earth Day Screening of The Letter
Tues, Apr 22, 2025, 6:30-8:30 PM. St John the Evangelist Admin Bldg, Seattle The Saint Francis of Assisi Ministry is hosting a screening of The Letter. This documentary, which was released in 2022, tells the story of a journey to… Continue reading
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Introducing the Laudato Si Action Platform
As I have written about before, in May of 2015 Pope Francis released his Laudato Si encyclical (tinyurl.com/ReadLaudatoSi). The encyclical addresses climate change, climate injustice, and the care for creation. In the encyclical, Our Holy Father implores us to listen… Continue reading
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What is an Ecological Conversion?
Last week I suggested to you that Advent season was a great time to undergo an ecological conversion. So what exactly is an ecological conversion? The Laudato Si’ Movement defines ecological conversion as the “transformation of hearts and minds toward… Continue reading
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Advent is a Time for an Ecological Conversion
Advent is a time of anticipation, a time to prepare for something better that will be arriving soon. As Christians, Advent is a time to prepare for the anniversary of Christ’s birth into the world. We spend time praying and… Continue reading
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Finding Saint Francis
As part of our vacation in Italy, Suzanna and I spent several days looking for Saint Francis. In his day, Francis was a revolutionary monk who shook up the Catholic church, pushing it to return to its roots, to divest… Continue reading
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Celebrating Saint Francis
I am writing this on October 4, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, who incidentally, our amazing Pope and our care for creation ministry are named after. What an amazing example for us to all follow. Pope Francis,… Continue reading
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Is it a sin if we don’t help to reduce climate change?
Want to be part of St John’s climate change group? Please join us online for the next meeting of the Saint Francis of Assisi ministry on Tues, July 19 at 5:30. Contact us for a Zoom invite. A listener named… Continue reading
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Back to Basics: Reading Laudato Si
I wrote the first Laudato Si in Action article 3 years ago in May of 2019 and to celebrate that milestone as well as Laudato Si week, which is celebrated this year during the week of May 22, I thought… Continue reading
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Experiencing an Ecological Conversion
In Laudato Si, Pope Francis, invites to experience an ecological conversion: We need to experience a conversion, or change of heart…it entails gratitude and gratuitousness, a recognition that the world is God’s loving gift, and that we are called quietly… Continue reading
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World Water Day
World Water Day was March 22. While most of us living in the US take the availability of clean water and sanitation for granted, this is not true for much of the world’s poor and those living in battle zones.… Continue reading
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