Creation Care Ministry

In his 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si”  Pope Francis calls on all Catholics and all people on Earth to begin caring for our common home & living more in harmony with our planet and with each other.

The message of “Laudato Si” is organized around 7 goals that integrate creation care and
Christian social teachings more fully into our lives and practices (“integral ecology”).

Response to the Cry of the Earth – a call to protect our common home for the well-being of all as we equitably address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and ecological sustainability

Response to the Cry of the Poor – a call to promote eco-justice, aware that we are called to defend human life from conception to death, and all forms of life on Earth

Ecological Economics – acknowledges that the economy is a sub-system of human society and relies on the natural resources of our common home

Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles – promotes lifestyles of sufficiency rather than excess in the use of natural resources and energy

Ecological Education – fosters ecological awareness and transformative action


Ecological Spirituality – springs from a profound ecological conversion and helps us to recognize that God is in all things

Community Resilience and Engagement – encourages community engagement and participatory action in ecological and social justice issues

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