I Thirst is my prayer for peace and unity as more countries dream and act together with our committed youth in discovering new ways to preserve and protect our Common Home.
Read moreDuring the last ten years, a great number of documentary films on the ecological crisis have contributed to public discourse and education on the necessary and urgent efforts to reverse climate change. The following is a selection of recent productions ranging from a contemplative outlook on creation to conservation efforts and the intersection of ecological and economical crises. We encourage you to view these films and discuss their impact on your worldview and actions.
Read moreThere have been some new initiatives in both Canada and the United States in the work against human trafficking. In Canada, we finally have a nationwide hotline for persons who are in a trafficking situation and need help. […] In the United States, the Catholic Sisters have a new website, which is now hosting the Stop Trafficking newsletter: https://www.sistersagainsttrafficking.org/. It also includes a monthly reflection. The reflection this month is very timely as it is about women survivors who are living in a safe house during this time of isolation.
Read moreI started experiencing my first pandemic in March 2020. While serving seven years in refugee camps and poor countries of the Global South, I never personally knew the ravages of malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, or Ebola. My family was never faced with the frustrating reality of maternal or infant mortality – knowing that treatments are available, but far beyond our reach.
Read moreTo mark the fifth anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, a nation-wide webinar was organized on May 23rd, 2020, by Development and Peace – Caritas Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Religious Conference and the Global Catholic Climate Movement – Canada.
Read moreIn 1998 the Ursuline Community of Bruno made a “Corporate Stance of Reverencing Creation.” This opened its members to a greater awareness of their relationship with creation. […] A greater knowledge of the inter-connectedness of everything moved us to change our attitudes toward creation and to reconsider our attitudes toward poverty and its causes, whether in our neighborhoods or the world.
Read moreThe urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development; for we know that things can change (Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, Encyclical on Care for our Common Home, no. 13). And change they have!
Read moreEnvironmentalists and scientists have been shouting from mountaintops urging citizens of our mother Earth to slow down and stop our mad addiction to fossil fuels. Along comes COVID-19 and suddenly we see the mountain.
Read moreWe are religious, sisters long committed to social justice, climate justice and peace. We write this letter to thank the Youth for their courageous leadership. #WeHearYou about the climate emergency!
Read moreThe CRC JPIC Atlantic Network has held its annual gathering from October 8-10, 2019 in Moncton, New-Brunswick. The theme of the 2019 edition was “Water seen from the heart”. This gathering is an opportunity for religious leaders and associates dedicated to issues of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation to share, network and reflect on our common home. On this occasion, a video has been recorded.
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