Animal blessing in modern times

Animal blessing in modern times

By Rosa Mª Quero Pérez, Animadora Laudato Si’. On January 17, as every year, parishioners take their pets, usually to the Franciscan temples, to be blessed. The reason why animals are blessed on St. Anthony Abbot’s Day is because this saint is attributed with...
Turkey for Christmas?

Turkey for Christmas?

By Virginia Bell, Laudato Si’ Animators UK “We read in the Gospel that Jesus says of the birds of the air that ‘not one of them is forgotten before God’. How then can we possibly mistreat them or cause them harm?” (LS 221) Turkey Farming The Christmas tradition of...
Laudato Si’ in Houston’s Hispanic community

Laudato Si’ in Houston’s Hispanic community

By Maria Trevino LSM North American Program Coordinator On August 19 and 20, a Laudato Si’ Animators course in Spanish was held for the community of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Houston, Texas (USA). This training came about thanks to Tamara Malaver who...
Animating Animators together on the Laudato Si’ path

Animating Animators together on the Laudato Si’ path

Dynamic duo Dr. Simone Seym and Deacon Clayton Nickel hit the ground running and never looked back. Their inspiring story shows us how a journey of a thousand miles truly begins with a single step. On Pentecost Sunday 2021, at the climax of Laudato Si’ Week 2021, His...