By Friar Victor Treminio, OFM My name is Victor Treminio, but many know me as Friar Victor. I have been a Franciscan friar since 2016, and I have been happy to serve God with all my heart. I feel happy within the Franciscan charism, which has helped me to live my...
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 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,...
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...
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...
Irene D’Agostini is a Laudato Si’ Animator in Italy. By Irene D’AgostiniLaudato Si’ Animator in Italy Laudato Si’ has become so important to me. It changed my way of looking at the world because it showed me how much everything is connected and gave me a new...
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