Sister of Charity – Patron saint of scavenging
A recent article by Sharon Abercrombie in the NCR describes Sr. Paula Gonzalez, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, as a possible Patron saint of scavenging. The article begins… For Sr. Paula Gonzalez, SC 78, recycling is a spiritual practice. She views yard and...
Laudato Si’ invoked by CM Bishop
Bishop Benjamin Romarosa, C.M., of Madagascar speaks of caring for our common home and Laudato Si’ in a strongly worded letter to his own government. Madagascar, one of the planet’s poorest countries, has become a new Eldorado of the large international mining...
World Day of Prayer for Creation – Vincentian prayer service
Thanks to Fr. Terrence J. Moran, Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. who sent the following prayer service based on Laudato Si’ and includes quotes from the Vincentian/Charity tradition. The Vincentian Family...
The Pope’s “take-aways” in his 61 one-line tweets
The Pope’s “take-aways” in his 61 one-line tweets. No matter where one stands the Pope’s encyclical “Laudato Si” generated lots of attention even before its release.