Coinciding with World Environment Day, 5 June 2019, Bishop Kenneth Howell introduces ‘Living Laudato Si’ in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
The Archdiocese’s own Living Laudato Si’ Steering Group is taking the Pope’s call to action to the heart of our faith and life, developing plans and resources to help the church live out the ethos of caring for creation.
Listen to what Bishop Kenneth has to say in the short video below, or read here.
- Living Laudato Si' in the Archdiocese of Brisbane
Living Laudato Si' in the Archdiocese of Brisbane
Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneArchbishop Coleridge responded to the Pope’s challenge by agreeing to the formation of a Living Laudato Si’ Steering Group. The Living Laudato Si’ Steering Group has representatives from every segment of the Archdiocese. The Steering Group is tasked to guide and serve the whole of the Archdiocese so that we all deepen our commitment to care for our common home as an essential part of our mission.
For more information about the initiative, click here.
Coinciding with the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, 1st September 2019, Living Laudato Si’ Brisbane was launched at St Stephen’s Cathedral with a Mass for Creation and a Laudato Si Picnic. A series of events featuring Archbishop Peter Loy Chong included Laudato Si’ Formation and Dialogue sessions and a Season of Creation Evensong with ecumenical leaders.
- Living Laudato Si' Parish & Agency
Living Laudato Si' Parish & Agency
Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane
“The Lord was able to invite others to be attentive to the beauty that there is in the world because he himself was in constant touch with nature, lending it an attention full of fondness and wonder. As he made his way through the land, he often stopped to contemplate the beauty sown by his Father, and invited his disciples to perceive a divine message in things…” LS #97Action
There are three Laudato Si’ actions recommended to energise and transform:
- Become a parish or agency that deeply cares for our common home through ongoing learning and community formation. Consider taking the Laudato Si’ Animator Course online. Look at the Laudato Si’ Resources list below and watch a video together with your community to generate dialogue and action. Read documents to stimulate ecological conversion and consider taking the Laudato Si’ Pledge.
- Conduct an audit of your parish or agency that opens up dialogue with leaders and the community about how to develop an ‘Integral Ecology’. The Integral Ecology Audit tool is free and your first audit will establish a baseline for your parish or agency. Each year as you progress towards ‘Integral Ecology’ you are invited to share your story with the Living Laudato Si Steering Group and celebrate your deepening relationship with Creation.
- Celebrate the Season of Creation with your parish or agency making use of the resources available for your church organisation. Season of Creation website resources.
We invite you to share your stories of ecological conversion with the Living Laudato Si’ Brisbane Steering Group. You may wish to share a short video or photographs with a written description of your experience to us to share on this webpage.
Please email Peter Arndt’s with a story of your parish, agency or school undergoing ecological conversion: arndtp@bne.catholic.net.au
“All of this shows the urgent need for us to move forward in a bold cultural revolution.” LS #114
- Living Laudato Si' School
Living Laudato Si' School
Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneBrisbane Catholic Education launched its Commitment to Laudato Si Statement Statement early in 2019. The statement positions BCE as an organisation that is committed to integral ecology as “a holistic and distinctive way of being, thinking and living that honours the interconnectedness of Creation in all its forms”.
Action
BCE’s School Development Services section is overseeing the completion of the Living Laudato Si’ ERaMP (Energy Reduction and Management Plan) in each of its schools. This energy initiative provides schools with a thorough assessment of their use of energy, and recommends ways in which schools can improve their energy use, switch to renewable energy for electricity and produce their own renewable energy at each location.
Resources
School Development Services has tools available to open up dialogue about how schools currently consider ecological conversion, and how they might best respond to the challenges and opportunities presented within Laudato Si’. The Integral Ecology Audit for Schools is an annual improvement tool that enables dialogue and action.
Further learning opportunities for staff and students will be provided following the development and implementation of a BCE strategy for living Laudato Si’.Video Resources for Schools
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- Living Laudato Si' Lent 2020
Living Laudato Si' Lent 2020
Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneDuring the season of Lent, let’s deepen our relationship with God the Creator and with creation through the traditional spiritual practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving (See Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21).