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-22 posts tagged "laudato si’"
Gracie Eppler | Monday, October 4, 2021
This week, a number of events will be held around campus in honor of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi and to raise awareness about climate change. While the Feast of St. Francis is usually commemorated by a special mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, this year’s Mass is just the
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, September 12, 2021
Notre Dame has pledged to become a carbon-neutral campus by 2050, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced Friday. The announcement came during Jenkins’ opening remarks for the first keynote event of this year’s annual Notre Dame Forum, “Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future,” held in Washington Hall. On the path
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, September 2, 2021
The first keynote event of the 2021 Notre Dame Forum will feature NBC News’ chief environmental affairs correspondent Anne Thompson and U.S. Senator Chris Coons taking part in a “fireside chat” in the Jordan Auditorium at the Mendoza College of Business on Sept. 10 at 3 p.m., University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 22, 2021
The theme for the 2021-2022 Notre Dame Forum will be “Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future,” University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Thursday. Jenkins said the purpose of the annual forum, which started in 2005, is to bring in multiple perspectives to talk about a topic important
Olivia Traxler | Tuesday, September 15, 2020
In light of Pope Francis’s announcement of the special anniversary celebration of the ‘Laudato Si,’ the Center for Spirituality of Saint Mary’s College is sponsoring a new study-faith-in-action program. The program consists of one to two environmentally-related service projects or immersion experiences, one lecture related to ‘Laudato Si’ and one to two prayer experiences related
Brennan Buhr | Monday, February 17, 2020
Just a few months ago, I became concerned that Pope Francis was slowly embracing a new vision of the Church that is beholden to liberal German wealth and does not submit itself to the abiding witness of the Holy Spirit. The recent Amazon synod seemed to have all the markings of a subterfuge whereby liberal-minded
Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Humanity is losing the lexicon to properly interact with the natural world, Christopher Thompson, professor of moral theology at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas, said Monday evening at his lecture titled “Integral Ecology and the Promise of Green Thomism.” “Something has gone wrong,” he said. Thompson argued
Alexandra Park | Thursday, October 11, 2018
As part of the ongoing effort to become a more environmentally friendly campus, the University of Notre Dame said last month its plans to end coal usage on campus are at least one year ahead of schedule. The campus power plant will cease burning coal sometime in 2019, one year ahead of the initially predicted
Iman Omar | Friday, September 29, 2017
The tri-campus sustainability class seeks to place stewardship of the Earth at the center of faith practice. The course, offered each fall semester, integrates Catholic teachings into environmental studies to reflect on issues of sustainability. John Slattery, an adjunct environmental studies professor at Saint Mary’s, said the course was developed to examine not only the topics in
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Clemens Sedmak, visiting professor of Catholic Social Tradition and community engagement at the Center for Social Concerns, discussed “Laudato si’” — Pope Francis’ encyclical on environmental issues and consumerism — and how to integrate its teachings into Lenten practices. Sedmak said a monk told him Lent was meant to be a time to form habits