Changing the tide
Laudato sí is a Latin phrase that helps us understand what it means to love and care for our planet. As the years go by, we often forget how much our actions impact the environment around us. Especially as islanders … Continued
St Ignatius’ parish garden wins Caritas award
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The Church of St Ignatius in Singapore has won first prize in the Caritas C4C (Care for Creation) Laudato Sí In Bloom Community Garden Competition. Launched in February of this year, the competition invited churches, schools, and Catholic organisations to … Continued
The first eco-summit of Jesuit high schools in the Philippines
In the last week of May, twenty delegates gathered on the Jacinto campus of Ateneo de Davao University for the first eco-summit of Jesuit high schools across the Philippines. Most of these schools have established ecological programmes or projects, yet … Continued
Can we hear the voices of the climate crisis?
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It has been eight years since Pope Francis published Laudato sí, sharing his concerns about the care for our common home. His latest apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum (Praise God), released on 4 October 2023, the Feast Day of St Francis … Continued
Living with the soil as brothers and sisters from many nations
Since reading Laudato sí, I have been contemplating how I can nurture a spirituality of ecology within myself. Covid gave me the idea of turning the rocky, abandoned space of the Social Apostolate Center I oversee into a field of … Continued
The fourth of the Universal Apostolic Preferences can feed us!
One beautiful day in May, in the Garden of Loyola Hall Spirituality and Research Center, the Pakistani Magis Jesuit Youth came together to explore the beauty of nature. More than 30 young people from around the city of Lahore listened, … Continued
Jesuit Tertianship Immersion Programme: Seeking interreligious dialogue and ecological renewal
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Eight Tertians from the Philippines, Indonesia, Slovakia, Malaysia, and Thailand embarked on a week-long immersion programme designed to foster interfaith dialogue and ecological awareness. Held from 23 to 30 April at Pondok Pesantren Ath Thariq, an Islamic boarding house in … Continued
Vietnamese students collaborate with Jesuits on environmental project
The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training partnered with the Vietnamese Jesuit Province to organise an environmental tour for social work students at the Vietnamese Women’s Academy. Themed “Families join hands to preserve the environment”, the activity held on 18 … Continued
Rekindling the flame of hope
On a quiet and remote farm in Calabanga, Bicol, Philippines, a group of young people reignited the flame of hope and commitment, sparked by their love of nature and woven by their faith in God. They were youth leaders from … Continued
The growth of Paglaum: Creators of Hope 2022 grantee
Javie Barcinal was only 18 years old in 2019, when he and some friends came together and formed what is now called the “Dulungan Youth” of Antique province, Philippines. They named their group after the “dulungan”, the local name for … Continued