Saint Francis of Assisi Ministry

Laudato Si In Action

  • Hope

    Three weeks ago I introduced Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, which in English means “we are all brothers and sisters.” Two weeks ago, we took a look at Chapter 1: Dark Clouds Over a Closed World.  Chapter 1 is… Continue reading

  • Most Common Source of Plastic Waste: Cigarettes

    What’s the most common form of plastic pollution in the world? Straws, industrial waste, plastic bags? No, according to an article in earthday.org: Cigarette butts are actually the most abundant form of plastic waste in the world, with about 4.5… Continue reading

  • Dark Clouds Over a Closed World

    Last week I introduced Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, which in English means “we are all brothers and sisters.” In the next few weeks, I would like to share with you more of this important and timely document. Today,… Continue reading

  • Fratelli Tutti

    On Sunday, October 4th, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assissi, Pope Francis released a brand new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, which means in English “we are all brothers and sisters.” Pope Francis’ third encyclical begins: “FRATELLI TUTTI”. With these… Continue reading

  • A Time to Restore

    We are in the midst of the Season of Creation, where Cristians all over the world celebrate creation, God’s gift to us all.  This week I’d like to share another section of Pope Francis’ Season of Creation message: A Jubilee… Continue reading

  • A Time to Rest

    We are in the midst of the Season of Creation, where Christians all over the world celebrate creation, God’s gift to us all.  This week I’d like to share another section of Pope Francis’ Season of Creation message: In his… Continue reading

  • A Time to Return

    We are in the midst of the Season of Creation, where Cristians all over the world celebrate creation, God’s gift to us all.  This week I’d like to share another section of Pope Francis’ Season of Creation message, but first… Continue reading

  • Jubilee for the Earth

    As mentioned last week, we are in the midst of the Season of Creation, where Cristians all over the world celebrate creation, God’s gift to us all. Pope Francis released a message to the faithful on September 1 that addresses… Continue reading

  • World Day of Prayer for Creation

    September marks the end of summer and back to school. September also marks the start of the Season of Creation. Pope Francis released a message on September 1st on the Season and the World Day of Prayer for Creation: Each… Continue reading

  • On the Path to Caring for Our Common Home

    It’s been five years since Pope Francis’ encyclical on Climate Change, Laudato Si, was released. To mark its anniversary, back on June 18, the Vatican presented a new document entitled “On the Path to Caring for Our Common Home: Five… Continue reading