Laudato Si’ Resources

Bulletin Inserts on Laudato Si (17 weeks in English, Spanish, French).  Also see Parish resources for relevant materials.

Encyclical Introductions and Discussion Guides

• Caring for our Common Home: Integrating Laudato Si’ into the Diocese – Fr. Joshtrum Kureethadam, Jacqui Rémond and Michael Terrien.
• Recursos in Spanish/en español
• Laudato Si’ Encyclical of the Holy Father Francis on Care for Our Common Home – Vatican
• Study Guide for Laudato Si’ — Interfranciscan Commission for Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation — August 2015: Laudato Si Study Guide.ENGLISH
• Laudato Si‘: On Care For Our Common Home Discussion Guide – USCCB
• Fr. Thomas Reese Chapter by Chapter Summaries and Reflections
  • Laudato Si’ Chapter 1 Commentary:  Facts More Important than Theory
  • Laudato Si’ Chapter 2: Humans Must Care for Creation and Share Its Fruits — On Care, Sabbath, Relationship, Life, & the Common Good
  • Laudato Si’ Chapter 3: On Labor, Use of Power & Technology – The Need for Systemic Change
• Sisters’ comments, Chapter by Chapter in Global Sisters Report
• Director of the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in Jordan – discusses encyclical orientation to “humanitarian motives designed to preserve human dignity and livelihood”
• Interfaith Power and Light  Pope Francis’ Encyclical Resources
• Bishops’ statements on Papal Encyclical
• Encyclical Homily Helps and Worship Aids – See Liturgy and Prayer Resources section
• Climate Listening Project Faith: In Solidarity with Pope Francis
• See films and videos on Resources page

Lay Religious / Congregations

• Sisters of Mercy Encyclical Resource Page
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
• Sisters of Loretto Laudato Si Discussion Guide
• Sisters of Loretto Celebration and Prayer for Care of Creation – reflection on elements
• Turkson talks papal encyclical, ‘integral ecology’ at Irish Trocaire lecture  (in NCR)
• “Tilled too much and kept too little”: An Outline of the Ecology Encyclical at the Trocaire Meeting? (Austin Iverleigh for Commonweal)
• Laudato Si’…We are Family (Global Sisters Report)
• Conference of Major Superiors of Men hear cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, as well as the suffering of our common home