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20 July

Care for Creation on screen

During 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.

News on anti-human trafficking

There 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.

Dreaming of a field hospital

I 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.

Five years after Laudato Si’

To 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.

Awareness and interdependence: A lens for stewardship

In 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.

Indigenous Peoples facing Pandemic and Promise

The 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!

Slowing down and redirecting action

Environmentalists 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.

7 February

#WeHearYou About Climate Justice

We 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!

15 November

Water Seen From The Heart

The 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.

12 April

Journeys to Justice – Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism

A new book from CPJ’s Joe Gunn features interviews with ten key people who have been active in social justice struggles across Canada for many years. How did Christians from varied ecumenical backgrounds work together to help end apartheid, admit refugees from Chile and Indochina, defend Indigenous Peoples’ rights, promote economic justice, and more?