Protecting our Common Home
Voices from the peripheries are usually ignored in global summits and environmental decision-making, typically dominated by powerful corporate interests. Rather than the policy decisions of those in power, this 80-minute feature film focuses on how people at the grassroots level can bring about change. In the movie, a diverse group of climate activists, Indigenous people and scientists meet with Pope Francis to dialogue about the environment.
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Click on the image to access this compelling film.
The 500-year old Ignatian Examen is a daily prayer of review, used across many Christian denominations. The purpose is to discern the ways in which God has been present to you, the times when the Holy Spirit was drawing you towards life. A special ‘Ecological Examen’ has been developed as a tool for reflection and action to help deepen our call to care for creation and the most vulnerable.
Click on the image to engage with the ecological examen.
Click on the image to engage with the ecological examen.
A group of Faithful Companions of Jesus (fCJ) sisters and Companions in Mission from around the world got together to sing Touch the Earth, by Kathy Sherman CSJ. May we continue to love and care for our planet!
This glorious recording of Haydn's Creation by Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music is linked with amazing video footage from the natural world. In music, words and images, it highlights what we stand to lose if we do not take action - even small steps - to help save our planet and nature in all its glory.
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Click here to access the libretto.
Click on the image above to listen. Allow a few seconds for the sound to come on.
Click here to access the libretto.
The ecumenical Eco-Congregation Ireland (ECI) movement encourages churches of all denominations to take an eco approach to worship, lifestyle, property and finance management, community outreach and contact with the developing world. It aims to help churches celebrate the gift of God’s creation, recognise the inter-dependence of all creation and care for it in their life and mission and through members’ personal lifestyles. The movement is also active in Scotland, at Eco-Congregation Scotland.