How one Laudato Si’ Animator found her place in creation

How one Laudato Si’ Animator found her place in creation

Laudato Si’ Animator Anna Maria Bianchi, Italy 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. “The ‘true’ answer to the...
An ecological conversion… that spans a lifetime

An ecological conversion… that spans a lifetime

The Merrimack River, a 117-mile river in the northeastern part of the USA. The below story was adapted from the December Laudato Si’ Resource. The spiritual resource is produced monthly for Laudato Si’ Animators, Laudato Si’ Circles, and everyday Catholics to use and...
A Catholic climate activist, by accident

A Catholic climate activist, by accident

“Kit” McGovern has helped youth and all people in her U.S. parish experience Laudato Si’. Mary “Kit” McGovern had scanned the headlines about the ecological crisis and climate emergency. She’d heard politicians discuss the problems. But despite her devout Catholic...
Laudato Si’ Circles: a source of hope and connection in India

Laudato Si’ Circles: a source of hope and connection in India

Alice Fernandes of India By Alice FernandesLaudato Si’ Animator, India “So loud.” Along with so many others, that’s what I thought Laudato Si’ meant. I had been involved in the fight to save the environment since the late 1990s, fighting for mangroves around Mumbai’s...