On Care For Our Common Home

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781612783871

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Laudato Si by Pope Francis Pdf

“In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home. We as human beings are united by the concern for our planet, and every living thing that dwells on it, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Pope Francis’ letter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teaching, draws on the best scientific research, providing the foundation for “the ethical and spiritual itinerary that follows.” Laudato Si’ outlines: The current state of our “common home” The Gospel message as seen through creation The human causes of the ecological crisis Ecology and the common good Pope Francis’ call to action for each of us Our Sunday Visitor has included discussion questions, making it perfect for individual or group study, leading all Catholics and Christians into a deeper understanding of the importance of this teaching.

Author : Pope Francis,McDonagh, Sean
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608336401

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On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si' by Pope Francis,McDonagh, Sean Pdf

Brings together the full text of Laudato Si'with reflections by Sean McDonagh, one of the foremost Catholic proponents of ecological awareness. In addition to an overview of the history of Catholic teaching and the environment, he elaborates on several of the specific themes in the encyclical including climate change, biodiversity, water scarcity, the threats to the ocean, and the crisis of food. He concludes with prescriptions about what must be done to turn the vision of Pope Francis into a program of effective action. Each of us has a role to play. As Pope Francis observes, "All it takes is one good person to restore hope."

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608338887

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Fratelli Tutti by Pope Francis Pdf

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681496672

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Praise Be to You - Laudato Si' by Pope Francis Pdf

The earth is the common home of humanity. It is a gift from God. Yet man’s abuse of freedom threatens that home. In his encyclical Praise Be to You (Laudato Si’), Pope Francis challenges all people to praise God for his glorious creation and to work to safeguard her. The encyclical letter takes its name from St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures, which depicts creation as “a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us”. “This sister”, Pope Francis declares, “now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her”. He calls for an “integral ecology” based on what Pope St John Paul called an “ecological conversion”—a moral transformation linking the proper response to God for the gift of his creation to concern for justice, especially for the poor. He challenges people to understand ecology in terms of the right ordering of the fundamental relationships of the human person: with God, oneself, other people, and the rest of creation. Francis examines such ecological concerns as pollution, waste, and what he calls “the throwaway culture”. Climate, he insists, is a common good to be protected. He explores the proper use of natural resources and notions such as sustainability from a Judeo-Christian perspective. The loss of biodiversity due to human activities, decline in the quality of life for many people, global inequality of resources, as well as concerns over consumerism and excessive individualism also threaten the good order of creation, writes Pope Francis. While valuing technology and invnovation, he rejects efforts to repudiate the natural order, including the moral law inscribed in human nature or to rely simply on science to solve ecological problems. Moral and spiritual resources are crucial, including openness to God’s purpose for the world. Expounding the biblical tradition regarding creation and redemption in Christ, Francis stresses man’s subordination to God’s plan and the universal communion of all creation. “Dominion”, he maintains, means “responsible stewardship” rather than exploitation. He rejects treating creation as if it were “divine” and insists on the primacy of the human person in creation. He also explores the roots of the ecological crisis in man’s abuse of technology, his self-centeredness, and the rise of practical relativism. Without rejecting political changes, he implores people to change their hearts and their ways of life. Popes Benedict XVI, St John Paul II, and Blessed Paul VI addressed key themes regarding stewardship of God’s creation and justice in the world. But Pope Francis is the first to devote an entire encyclical to the subject.

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781612195292

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Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality by Pope Francis Pdf

The complete text of Laudato Si’, the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis that, as Time magazine reported, “rocked the international community” In the Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, the beloved Pope exhorts the world to combat environmental degradation and its impact on the poor. In a stirring, clarion call that is not merely aimed at Catholic readers but rather at a wide, lay audience, the Pope cites the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change, and does not hesitate to detail how it is the result of a historic level of unequal distribution of wealth. It is, in short, as the New York Times labeled it, “An urgent call to action . . . intended to persuade followers around the world to change their behavior, in hopes of protecting a fragile planet.” With an insightful and informative introduction by Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes, famed for her bestselling Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming.

Author : Bill Huebsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1627851224

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On Care for Our Common Home by Bill Huebsch Pdf

Author : Wright, Catherine
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587688393

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Caring for Our Common Home by Wright, Catherine Pdf

Caring for Our Common Home connects the problems facing our common home with both the theology of Laudato Si' and concrete, hope-filled activities Christians are undertaking to mitigate our ecological crises and inspire the deep commitment to creation the gospel demands.

Author : Frank Pasquale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781316510469

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Care for the World by Frank Pasquale Pdf

This book applies and explores Catholic social thought, focusing on the relevance of the encyclical Laudato Si' in an era of climate crises.

Author : Gerard Magill,Jordan Potter
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781527512108

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Integral Ecology by Gerard Magill,Jordan Potter Pdf

This edited book is a collection of essays presented at the 2nd annual Integrity of Creation Conference at Duquesne University, USA, and thus represents the 2nd Conference Proceedings of an annual endowed series. The title of this conference was “Protecting Our Common Home,” adopted in the title of this volume. The concept of Integral Ecology conveys the indispensable inter-relation of topics, expertise, and specialties in the quest to protect the planet whose environment may face catastrophic threat. A leitmotif throughout the book is the ecological encyclical of Pope Francis called Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home, published in 2015. Indeed, the title of the volume refers to the phrase “integral ecology” and the challenge to “protect our common home” in the encyclical. Although the inspiration for the title comes from a religious leader, the analysis engages both secular and religious perspectives on crucial issues that threaten the ecology of our planet. The sections of the book are divided into the context of the problem, environmental science, social science, religion and ethics, and advocacy.

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621640813

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Praise Be to You by Pope Francis Pdf

The earth is the common home of humanity. It is a gift from God. Yet man’s abuse of freedom threatens that home. In his encyclical Praise Be to You (Laudato Si’), Pope Francis challenges all people to praise God for his glorious creation and to work to safeguard her. The encyclical letter takes its name from St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures, which depicts creation as “a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us”. “This sister”, Pope Francis declares, “now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her”. He calls for an “integral ecology” based on what Pope St John Paul called an “ecological conversion”—a moral transformation linking the proper response to God for the gift of his creation to concern for justice, especially for the poor. He challenges people to understand ecology in terms of the right ordering of the fundamental relationships of the human person: with God, oneself, other people, and the rest of creation. Francis examines such ecological concerns as pollution, waste, and what he calls “the throwaway culture”. Climate, he insists, is a common good to be protected. He explores the proper use of natural resources and notions such as sustainability from a Judeo-Christian perspective. The loss of biodiversity due to human activities, decline in the quality of life for many people, global inequality of resources, as well as concerns over consumerism and excessive individualism also threaten the good order of creation, writes Pope Francis. While valuing technology and innovation, he rejects efforts to repudiate the natural order, including the moral law inscribed in human nature or to rely simply on science to solve ecological problems. Moral and spiritual resources are crucial, including openness to God’s purpose for the world. Expounding the biblical tradition regarding creation and redemption in Christ, Francis stresses man’s subordination to God’s plan and the universal communion of all creation. “Dominion”, he maintains, means “responsible stewardship” rather than exploitation. He rejects treating creation as if it were “divine” and insists on the primacy of the human person in creation. He also explores the roots of the ecological crisis in man’s abuse of technology, his self-centeredness, and the rise of practical relativism. Without rejecting political changes, he implores people to change their hearts and their ways of life. Popes Benedict XVI, St John Paul II, and Blessed Paul VI addressed key themes regarding stewardship of God’s creation and justice in the world. But Pope Francis is the first to devote an entire encyclical to the subject.

Author : Robert McKim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429959776

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Laudato Si’ and the Environment by Robert McKim Pdf

This volume is a response to the Pope’s Laudato Si’, giving an interdisciplinary overview of its impact on the environmental concerns of Catholics as well as other religious groups. Published in 2015, it is often seen as an "environmental" encyclical and in it the Pope urges us to face up to the crisis of climate change. He argues that all of us should prioritise taking better care of the Earth, our common home, while also attending to the plight of the poor. Written by an international and multidisciplinary team of leading scholars, the Pope’s invitation to all people to begin a new dialog about these matters is considered from a variety of perspectives. There is discussion of the implications for immigration, population control, eating animals, and property ownership. Additionally, indigenous religious perspectives, development and environmental protection, and the implementation of the ideas of the encyclical in the Church are explored. Each chapter deals with the scriptural, theological, and philosophical underpinnings of the encyclical, as well as other central concepts such as interconnectedness, the role of practice, and what Pope Francis calls the "technocratic paradigm". This book expertly illuminates the relationship between Laudato Si’ and environmental concerns. It will, therefore, be vital reading for anyone studying religion and the environment, environmental ethics, Catholic theology, and environmental thought.

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608336593

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Care for Creation by Pope Francis Pdf

Drawn from his writings, speeches, and homilies, this collection by Pope Francis lays out the comprehensive vision behind his historic encyclical Laudato Si' and shows how concern for the earth calls for a profound conversion of values that involves a new understanding of our relation to God's Creation.

Author : Joshtrom Kureethadam
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814663875

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The Ten Green Commandments of Laudato Si' by Joshtrom Kureethadam Pdf

The publication of Laudato Si’—a papal encyclical on a defining issue of our times—was a moment of great importance for Catholics and for the world. Now Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam, one of the church’s top experts on the document, provides a thoughtful, passionate, and highly accessible commentary on its key ideas and themes. Faithfully attentive to the outline of the six chapters of the encyclical, Fr. Joshtrom has also insightfully arranged the book according to the See-Judge-Act methodology that is increasingly used in spirituality, moral theology, and the social sciences. If Pope Francis is right when he insists that the solution to our environmental problems cannot be found only in technocratic approaches by governments and institutions, but by a wide and thoughtful embrace by all of us of our common responsibility, then Fr. Joshtrom’s book is precisely what we need at this time.

Author : Jennifer Callanan
Publisher : Coventry Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0648725138

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Sparks of the Universe by Jennifer Callanan Pdf

Sparks of the Universe is a book of rituals inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si', On Care for our Common Home. It is a resource for educators, students and all those committed to awakening ecological awareness.Responding to the Pope's invitation, the rituals in Sparks of the Universe invite stillness, deep listening, communal reflection and engagement with the environment.

Author : Sean McDonagh
Publisher : James Currey
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1847307493

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Laudato Si' by Sean McDonagh Pdf

Eminent theologians, academics, and environmentalists offer their own responses to Pope Francis's Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home, the first papal encyclical devoted exclusively to the subject of the environment.