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What is Laudato si'?Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home is Pope Francis' second encyclical and was completed on May 24, 2015 and released to the public on June 18, 2015. Although many people view Laudato Si’ as a treatise on the environment, the message that Pope Francis conveys is much more than that.
In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis is calling all nations of the world to create an “integral human ecology” whereby we rethink our relationship with not only the environment but the whole world and each other. In other words, we need to look at our human activity both individually and collectively to address not only the devastation that is happening to the environment, but also the widespread poverty and unjust deprivation of human rights around the world. We must individually and collectively make choices and decisions that “affirm life”. That means not only rethinking our individual lifestyles but reassessing our systems – both public and private – taking into account not just the financial bottom line but also whether our choices, individually and collectively, benefit the largest amount of people, society, and our common home, earth. Although individual lifestyle changes are important, they are not enough. We must work together to transform systems into ones that affirm life and are more just to humans as well as for all living creatures that depend on our common home. If you are interested in reading the entire encyclical, click here. If you are interested in promoting the message of Laudato Si’, consider joining our Archdiocesan Laudato Si’ Ministry Team by contacting Lynn Campbell at (860) 242-5573. |
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It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions.
~ Pope Francis
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