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We Must Keep on Keeping Going
The Season of Creation-September 1st to October 4th has ended for this year. However, the theme ‘to hope and to act’ Rom 8:23-25, invites us to continue our search for ways to ensure that the...
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An ‘A – Z’ guide for Laudato Si’ as Gaeilge
Please click here to download the An ‘A – Z’ guide for Laudato Si’ as Gaeilge
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Creation Walk at Knock Shrine weds faith and science for a prayerful woodland pilgrimage
BY SARAH MAC DONALD HTTPS://FORE.YALE.EDU/NEWS/CREATION-WALK-AT-KNOCK-SHRINE-WEDS-FAITH-AND-SCIENCE-FOR-A-PRAYERFUL-WOODLAND-PILGRIMAGE View Author Profile KNOCK, Ireland — June 17, 2024 Creation Walks are being developed across Ireland to convey, in local settings, the long journey of the universe and the importance...
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An ‘A – Z’ guide for Laudato Si’ May 19-26th 2024
An ‘A – Z’ guide for Laudato Si’ May 19-26th 2024 Quotations chosen by Ephata Laudato Si’ a faith based environmental group in Down and Connor Diocese
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LET’S JOIN THE DOTS TOGETHER!
Belfast 12.01.2024 What an apt and imaginative title for a gathering of groups in Northern Ireland whose aim is to tackle the effects of the climate crisis together! Attendees ranged from church groups to the...
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THE COMPLEXITIES OF COMPASSION
Giving on impulse is natural, and is often effective; yet giving to a humanitarian crisis that’s not in the news, as well as one that is, will make the greatest difference / By KAREN KILBY...
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The Letter sends Pope Francis message to a creation in crisis
Laudato Si’ week, named after Pope Francis’s ‘creation’ encyclical, aims to make us think about ways to care for Earth, our ‘common home’. The documentary The Letter highlights the issues around environmental change in an...
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St Mary’s University College Teaching Profession Project Transforming Learning and Teaching through Laudato Si’ 4.30 pm on Tuesday, 06 December 2022
St Mary’s University College is set to host the fifth in a series of free online seminars arising from its Teaching Profession Project (TPP). Overview: Laudato Si’, an encyclical written by Pope Francis in 2015 has been described as a ‘love...
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Mind the Gap
‘Mind the Gap’ is a phrase we have come to associate with public transport. ‘Mind the gap’ is spoken or written on the door of a train as a reminder– To Be aware of imminent...
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Vincentian Family Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine
The Vincentian Family Pilgrimage took place in Ireland September 10th, 2022. There was a very large gathering of the Vincentian Family in beautiful sunshine. We give thanks for the blessings and joys of the pilgrimage....
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Laudato Si., Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor.
Archbishop Farrell’s Pastoral Letter: The Cry of the Earth—The Cry of the Poor At this time everyone on our planet is confronted with two interconnected crises: the coronavirus pandemic and the ecological crisis. Both define...
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A Recent Experience of Apostolic Reflection – April 2021
We have a Community of twelve sisters and for this prayer form we divided into three groups of four. One person in each group chose to tell of an experience in story form while the...
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A reflection – In Praise of Mary.
Mary, our Mother, you are our beacon light in a dark world; A globe, resting securely in your caring hands as you offer it with confidence to a loving Father; A world enfolded in the robe of your...