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December 13, 2024
Green Saints for a Green Generation – An Online “Book Salon”
- Webinars
Co-hosted with Laudato Si’ Movement-North America and Ignatian Solidarity Network An online conversation featuring the editor and three chapter authors of “Green Saints for a Green Generation”, a book written by young Catholic women (scientists, sisters, theologians) on “saints”—canonized and not—who connect their faith to concern for our common home. The writers lift traditional saints […]
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December 11, 2024
Green Corner
- Bulletin Blurbs
The St. John the Evangelist Green Team in Columbia, MD has created a “Green Corner” for the weekly bulletin to educate parishioners on ways to care for Creation. Using a monthly theme, the weekly format features a “Did You Know” question, a “Learn More” link and an “Act” prompt to encourage readers on ways to […]
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December 1, 2024
Homily Helps January 2025 (Cycle C)
- Homily Helps
Catholic Climate Covenant and the Integral Faith team provide resources for homilists and other materials that will help you integrate the rich insights of Laudato Si’ and Christian care for creation into Sunday Mass. These include highlights from the scriptures, readings of the day, relevant quotations from Laudato Si’, brief commentary, illustrations and anecdotes, sample applications, sample petitions, and […]
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November 22, 2024
Archdiocese of Atlanta: Waste Reduction Resources
- Care for Creation
The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Laudato Si’ Initiative and the Justice and Peace Ministries – Office of Life, Dignity, and Justice provide support and leadership to help parishes minimize waste with this newly released ZERO WASTE EVENT PLANNING GUIDE. Many churches and schools have taken steps to reduce waste at events by washing reusable dishes, eliminating […]
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November 7, 2024
Advent Resources 2024
- Prayers and Worship
Resources for the 2024 Advent Season: Advent Simplicity Challenge, Ignatian Solidarity NetworkThis Advent, commit to simplicity. In a season that can mistakenly be focused on gifts and consumption, explore ways to live simply as we hopefully prepare for the coming of Jesus and the restoration of the earth. This year, we’ll be mixing in new daily […]
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October 29, 2024
Feast of St. Francis Webinar: Catholic Healthcare Sows Hope and Action for Creation
- Webinars
In 2021, the Vatican launched the Laudato Si’ Action Platform to engage the Catholic Church in taking concrete actions to address the ecological crisis. This webinar highlights actions being taken by two large U.S. Catholic health systems that joined the Platform and are responding to Pope Francis’ call to care for creation. During this hour-long […]
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October 18, 2024
Homily Helps December 2024 (Cycle C)
- Homily Helps
Catholic Climate Covenant and the Integral Faith team provide resources for homilists and other materials that will help you integrate the rich insights of Laudato Si’ and Christian care for creation into Sunday Mass. These include highlights from the scriptures, readings of the day, relevant quotations from Laudato Si’, brief commentary, illustrations and anecdotes, sample applications, sample petitions, and […]
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September 27, 2024
Homily Helps November 2024 (Cycle B)
- Homily Helps
Catholic Climate Covenant and the Integral Faith team provide resources for homilists and other materials that will help you integrate the rich insights of Laudato Si’ and Christian care for creation into Sunday Mass. These include highlights from the scriptures, readings of the day, relevant quotations from Laudato Si’, brief commentary, illustrations and anecdotes, sample applications, sample petitions, and […]
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September 13, 2024
God at Work
- Homily Helps
- Prayers and Worship
Sunday Lectionary based Season of Creation Resource, Year BBouncing the Sunday Lectionary Readings in a type of counterpoint off ecological and social realitis in the spirit of Laudato Si’ is a promotion by the Missionary Society of St Columban in Australia. The Resource helps priests and liturgical teams prepare the Sunday community Mass.
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September 4, 2024
Voting and Our Common Home: Reflections from the Catholic Tradition
- Webinars
Voting is an important way for Catholics to live their faith, which as Pope Francis said in Evangelii Gaudium, “always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better than we found it” In this webinar we will explore important themes in Church teachings, consider how they […]
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August 15, 2024
Voting and Our Common Home: Reflections from the Catholic Tradition
Resources to accompany September 4th webinar “Voting and Our Common Home: Reflections from the Catholic Tradition.“ English version of one-pager: Spanish version/versión en inglés: Election Next Steps Infographic (includes hyperlinks to more resources):