Experiencing a new type of eco-conversion

Experiencing a new type of eco-conversion

Alice Kemunto leads in helping care for creation. By Alice Kemunto of Nairobi, Kenya I always wanted to recreate my childhood experience, and I was so passionate about it.  With or without mentorship or scholarships, I made it a personal initiative to further my...
Experiencing a new type of eco-conversion

Experiencing a new type of eco-conversion

Experiencing a new type of eco-conversion By Sister Meg Earsley of Wisconsin, USA I used to think of conversion as a sort of epiphany or a single moment of great clarity that causes one to see things in a new way. In my Franciscan religious studies over the last year,...
3 ways you can care for creation right now

3 ways you can care for creation right now

Małgorzata Zawilska of Poland, with help from GCCM Poland, installed an air quality sensor near her parish. Małgorzata Zawilska of Poland follows Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ not only through her words but also by her actions. Earlier this year, she completed...
Laudato Si’ Animator training serves as ‘a source of hope’

Laudato Si’ Animator training serves as ‘a source of hope’

Michael Downs Five years later, the moment Michael Downs first felt excited about Laudato Si’ still stands out to the director of justice and kinship at an Oakland, California, high school in the U.S. In 2015, shortly after Pope Francis’ encyclical was released, Downs...
Prayer and reflection with nature: Laudato Si’ Walk

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...