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Laudato Si’ Animators
“Everyone’s talents and involvement are needed.”
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Become a Laudato Si’ Animator.
Start 2021 by receiving in-depth online training and inspiring your community to care for creation.
Sign up today: The next training begins 14 April!
Laudato Si’ Animators
Laudato Si’ Animators are local leaders who strive to live Laudato Si’ in their own lives while inspiring and motivating others in their communities to bring Laudato Si’ to life as well.
We need each other in this journey for a better future. Working together, we are building a mass scale movement to address the ecological crisis and climate emergency.
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This course will empower you to bring Laudato Si’ to life:
- Learn how Laudato Si’ is part of Catholic social teaching to protect human dignity and the common good.
- Understand the causes of climate change and how it affects “the least of these”.
- See your deep connections to this crisis–and to the movement that’s solving it.
- Practice leadership in your community and reflect on your growth together.
- Connect to your faith and the values we hold dear.
- Dedicate yourself to a lifelong journey of ecological conversion, protecting our sisters and brothers and the common home we share.
- If you, your parish, or religious order are able to, please make a donation at www.catholicclimatemovement.global/donate.
- Please also speak with your Employer’s Human Resources Department (or consult your employee handbook) to see if they will make a donation (i.e. Volunteer grant) in honor of the time you volunteer with GCCM, or if they will match your gift. Many employers offer these types of employee benefits to both current and retired employees, but many employees do not know it’s offered.
Stories
Stories from the Animators
We never looked back: How Laudato Si’ changed my family
My ecological conversion started at the end of 2019 when I began to inform myself about Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’. My experiences encouraged me to see how caring for our common home is fundamental to a more just and equal society. Before that, I had not realized how everything is interconnected.
How one Laudato Si’ Animator found her place in creation
Before becoming a Laudato Si’ Animator last year, Anna Maria Bianchi of Italy was searching for a holistic spirituality, something that would bring together all aspects of her Catholic faith.
An ecological conversion… that spans a lifetime
The work was hard, but I came to see the connections between the products that I use, fossil fuels, and the face of those harmed by environmental injustice and moral loss. One of my friends said it best, “I will never see the world as I did before.” I feel my fourth conversion coming on… I have become a Laudato Si’ Animator.
A Catholic climate activist, by accident
Last month, Kit stepped up her activism by becoming a Laudato Si’ Animator. During the six-week training, she connected with thousands of passionate Catholics around the world and learned about the root causes of the climate crisis, as well as the key themes of Laudato Si’.
Laudato Si’ Circles: a source of hope and connection in India
I had been involved in the fight to save the environment since the late 1990s, fighting for mangroves around Mumbai’s shores. But hearing Pope Francis’ call to praise God with all creation provided a deeper meaning to this pursuit.
In Poland, GCCM, Caritas partner to value water as the precious resource it is
Through contemplation, we see water and other resources as more than just necessities for living; we see them as life-giving gifts from God that we should preserve and value.
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How 57 people across 10 countries delivered Laudato Si’, the audiobook
During the recent Season of Creation, the Colombia chapter of the Global Catholic Climate Movement had an idea: How can we more broadly share the life-changing message of Laudato Si’, one of integral ecology, caring for our common home, and uniting with our sisters and brothers across the world to work against the climate crisis?
Fighting Death and Finding My Future as an Educator for Creation
I was not aware that God was leading me toward a new direction and preparing me for a new mission. It is only now, after putting the pieces together, that I understand and appreciate the big picture. I must say that I am in awe seeing myself in this beautiful picture, hand-crafted by God.
How to live, not just read, Laudato Si’
We set out to create a Laudato Si’ Circle after celebrating Earth Day in 2019. As Laudato Si’ Animators, we saw the need to start with something.
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Prayer and reflection with nature: Laudato Si’ Walk
Micronesia. Photo by Asian Development Bank. By Lakop Loannis from Micronesia In collaboration with his deacon, I will organize a Laudato Si' Walk through the upper lands of Paies, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The walk will use two prayers: Lectio Divina...
Eco-conversion: Organizing to bring awareness
Coming together to care for creation in Brazil By Amauri Henrique Rosina from Brazil Inspired by Laudato Si’, we worked to help Catholic schools join the integral ecological conversion from both a formative and pastoral point of view. This project involves the 18...
Lifestyles: Recycling at home
José Siancas from Peru takes care of the environment.By José Siancas from PeruMy mother and all of us at home have become aware of the importance of recycling and taking care of the environment. Through much research and much passion for our common home, we have found...
Advocacy: Organizing to bring awareness
Advocating to bring Laudato Si’ to lifeBy Diego Amorim and Débora Diogo from BrazilOn the eve of the Season of Creation opening, we organized the conference “Laudato Sì and Public Sustainability Policies in São Paul.” The conference was attended by the Bishop Pedro...
Become a Laudato Si Animator
Mark your calendar!
- January 1 to April 7 – Registration
- April 5 – Orientation materials available in the learning platform
- April 14 – Module 1 webinar
- April 21 – Module 2 webinar
- April 28 – Module 3 webinar
- May 5 – Module 4 webinar
- May 12 – Capstone project planning with GCCM regional teams
- May 5- May 30 – Capstone project preparation and implementation
- June 2 – Last day to submit final project report
- June 9 – Graduation/Closing Ceremony