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...
Fighting Death and Finding My Future as an Educator for Creation

Fighting Death and Finding My Future as an Educator for Creation

Carlo Garcia of the Philippines Eco-conversion story By Carlo Garcia Laudato Si’ Animator, Philippines 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...
How to live, not just read, Laudato Si’

How to live, not just read, Laudato Si’

Photo: Johan Bergström-Allen / www.carmelite.org By Laura and VeronicaMembers of a Laudato Si’ Circle in Buenos Aires, Argentina 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...