Laudato Si’ Action Platform
“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is living hope. In recognizing the sacredness of Earth, the Church hopes to reverse the exploitation of it and unite people in new ways of caring for our planet and each other to spare us from a grim future. This requires commitment and freedom from self-centeredness and isolation.
For our Congregation, and most other women religious congregations, the call to organize around Laudato Si’ is a way to focus our varied ecological and human service efforts and set smart, accountable goals. It is also an invitation to collaborate on work that one congregation could not do effectively alone.
— FrankTalk: Sisters of St Joseph of Peace Commit to Laudato Si’, Living Peace, Summer 2022