Laudato Si Goals and Action Plan

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Peter Healy sm, writes this Report on the recent Webinar for Marist Family: The Dicastery for Integral Human Development recently presented a webinar for the Marist Family on the Laudato Si Goals and Action Plan. The presenter was Salesian priest Fr. Josh Kureethadam.

At the beginning of his presentation he talked about St Francis hearing the call of God to rebuild and repair the Chapel of St Damiano and eight centuries later another Francis (Pope Francis) is sharing with us an equally profound call, to go and repair our common home.

Francis, Go and Repair our Home

Laudato Si reminds us that human life is grounded in three fundamental intertwined relationships: with God, our neighbor and our planet home. Within these three sets of relationships there is exchange, dependency, meaning, limits and mutual benefit.

The need for action is urgent. The cry of our planet home is echoed in many scientific reports. Fr. Josh sited the Planetary Boundaries Model as a key warning from the scientific community. We have crossed the safe threshold of three of the nine planetary boundaries. Carbon and methane in our atmosphere is beyond a safe limit, bio-diversity loss in the form of habitat destruction is a mass extinction event and the nitrogen cycle has exceeded a safe flow boundary in many parts of our world. When planetary boundaries are crossed tipping points are reached and unprecedented changes and chaotic patterns emerge. Creation is a gift and promise covenanted to the human community. It is an invitation to live within limits and boundaries if we are to fulfill the promise of Creation.

Planetary Boundaries: Green marks the Safe Limits.....!!

The Cry of the Poor is coming to us in the displacement of peoples, in uncertain futures around food security, health, peace, employment and education. Women and children suffer most here and the security of future generations is paramount.

We have less than a decade to act if we are to avoid irreversible and catastrophic changes to the life systems of our planet home.

The call of the scientific community, the cries of people, planet and future generations, lead to an Action Plan proposed by the Dicastery. It is designed to create communities around the world that are sustainable and just in the spirit of the integral ecology of Laudato Si. It is intended to embrace every aspect of the life of Catholic communities around the world. Families, dioceses, parishes, hospitals, schools and universities, Catholic organizations and religious orders are called to active involvement in a plan of action towards a life sustaining world. In the spirit of Laudato Si this plan is for all people of good will, and so it is an ecumenical and inter-religious call.

The seven goals of Laudato Si are: the Cry of Earth, the Cry of the Poor, Ecological Economics, Simple Lifestyles, Ecological Education, Ecological Spirituality and Community Involvement and Participation.

So we are invited to listen to our planet home as she speaks to us in storm, pollution, sea-level rise, ice melt, uncertain weather patterns, habitat loss and all manner of harms and declines. We are invited to hear the cry of the poor for housing, meaningful and properly paid work, food security, adequate benefits and racial justice, we are encouraged trade and invest ethically, to financially divest and encourage sustainable energy systems, we are invited to examine our lifestyles and to reduce, recycle, reuse and refuse, to re-design curricula in schools for the promotion of ecological vocations, we are encouraged to evolve spiritually in a recovery of God's vision and promise of Creation, to have better contact with God in the natural world, to cultivate a spirit of wonder, praise, joy and gratitude, to create ecological retreats, prayers, spiritualities and catechesis. In a spirit of community involvement, we are invited to find ways to advocate for the natural world locally, regionally, nationally and globally. We are encouraged to find a new belonging in local territories and neighborhoods.

On May 24th 2020 we were all invited into a year-long process of making a plan for our sector group in relation to the Laudato Si Goals, we then enter a five year implementation process followed by a sabbatical period of assessment and hopefully celebration.

The Dicastery will create a supporting website in conjunction with the Global Catholic Climate Network. The website will be in nine languages and will have working groups to support of each of the Laudato Si Goals. The hope is for annual exponential growth in uptake from various Church sectors. Such a mobilization will be sustained from the base and peripheries of our global faith community.

The 7 Year Vatican Dicastery Integral Human Development Plan can be found here: 

https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/news/2020/laudato-si-special-anniversary-year-plan.html

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Guest - Fr. Faustino Jr. GAlo, MSP on Monday, 01 March 2021 18:32

Our Parish here in Atiu, Cook islands, St. Anthony of Padua would like subscribe more info on the impact of Laudato Si.

Our Parish here in Atiu, Cook islands, St. Anthony of Padua would like subscribe more info on the impact of Laudato Si.
Ben sm on Tuesday, 02 March 2021 09:17

Most welcome, Fr Faustino! The Link to the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development can be found here: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/news/2020/laudato-si-special-anniversary-year-plan.html , and as programs develop they will be available. Bishop Paul Donoghue SM is a good friend to many of us, and he is also fully supportive and encouraging of these Initiatives.

Most welcome, Fr Faustino! The Link to the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development can be found here: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/news/2020/laudato-si-special-anniversary-year-plan.html , and as programs develop they will be available. Bishop Paul Donoghue SM is a good friend to many of us, and he is also fully supportive and encouraging of these Initiatives.
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Guest - Paul Francis Frechette on Monday, 01 March 2021 19:17

Ben, I will send this out to the province, to my siblings, to the SMSMs, SM sisters, and the FMS. The images and narratives are superb!
Thank you!


















Ben, I will send this out to the province, to my siblings, to the SMSMs, SM sisters, and the FMS. The images and narratives are superb! Thank you!
Ben sm on Tuesday, 02 March 2021 09:20

This is great news, thank you Paul! Yes, I think we can do a lot as Marist Family, and in our various Ministries: Schools, Parishes, Universities, Retreat Centres... wherever .. not forgetting our own communities and back-yard: great to see you getting on to it.... Bravo!!

This is great news, thank you Paul! Yes, I think we can do a lot as Marist Family, and in our various Ministries: Schools, Parishes, Universities, Retreat Centres... wherever .. not forgetting our own communities and back-yard: great to see you getting on to it.... Bravo!!
Fr Jim Carty on Tuesday, 02 March 2021 03:52

Thanks Peter. Great presentation. Our JPIC hopes to respond- somewhat belatedly with a plan of action- as we plan perhaps we can find a way or ways of working together.

Thanks Peter. Great presentation. Our JPIC hopes to respond- somewhat belatedly with a plan of action- as we plan perhaps we can find a way or ways of working together.
Ben sm on Tuesday, 02 March 2021 09:23

Good on you Jim: its a 7 Year Roll-Out Plan, so I'm sure we have the opportunity to gradually pick up speed and momentum. My hope is that we can engage all our Marist Family also, and work with them in sharing resources in our different ministries: families, schools, parishes, dioceses.... It's Pope Francis' Initiative, and our job, like Mary, is to 'support the Church' .... full support from here.... Bravo!!

Good on you Jim: its a 7 Year Roll-Out Plan, so I'm sure we have the opportunity to gradually pick up speed and momentum. My hope is that we can engage all our Marist Family also, and work with them in sharing resources in our different ministries: families, schools, parishes, dioceses.... It's Pope Francis' Initiative, and our job, like Mary, is to 'support the Church' .... full support from here.... Bravo!!
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Guest - Kwesi Attah on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:22

I want register as a member

I want register as a member
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Guest - Kwesi Attah on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:24

I want to register as a member

I want to register as a member
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Guest - Ben sm on Thursday, 12 August 2021 04:31

Kwesi - can you send me your email address to - bernard.mckenna@maristsm.org - Fr Ben.

Kwesi - can you send me your email address to - bernard.mckenna@maristsm.org - Fr Ben.
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Guest - 'Mamokotjo Mokoteli SNJM on Thursday, 13 October 2022 16:22

I want to recieve more information concerning Laudato Si

I want to recieve more information concerning Laudato Si
Ben sm on Thursday, 13 October 2022 17:30

You can find information here: https://laudatosiactionplatform.org/

and also here: https://www.laudatosi.org/laudato-si/laudato-si-movement/

May it all go well for you!

You can find information here: https://laudatosiactionplatform.org/ and also here: https://www.laudatosi.org/laudato-si/laudato-si-movement/ May it all go well for you!
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Guest - Vinz on Saturday, 24 June 2023 22:41

Hey Ben, I'm trying to reference this website. What is your last name?

Hey Ben, I'm trying to reference this website. What is your last name?
Ben sm on Sunday, 25 June 2023 06:21

McKenna SM [Ben McKenna - Marist - SM]

McKenna SM [Ben McKenna - Marist - SM]
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Guest - Vinz on Monday, 26 June 2023 21:16

So your last name is McKenna. What is SM just to clarify?

So your last name is McKenna. What is SM just to clarify?
Ben sm on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 04:48

Society of Mary [known as 'Marists'] A Catholic missionary congregation, founded in France in the 19th century.

Society of Mary [known as 'Marists'] A Catholic missionary congregation, founded in France in the 19th century.
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