Laudato Si’ – Resources and Links

The Society of St Columban has collated some excellent resources on Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si' for parishes and schools.

The Society of St Columban has collated some excellent resources on Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ for parishes and schools.

Texts and Books

laudatosi.com
Laudato Si’ by Pope Francis

amazon.co.uk
On Care for Our Common Home Laudato Si’: The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment with commentary by Fr Sean McDonagh

Living Lightly on the Earth: Christian Stewardship of the Environment
by Sean McDonagh

Books by Fr Sean McDonagh – particularly, To Care for the Earth and The Death of life: Extinction is Forever

thomasberry.org
The work of Fr Thomas Berry can be found on this site.

amazon.co.uk
The Emergent Christ – Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe
by IIia Delio

Initiatives

livesimplyaward
Livesimply parish award

catholicclimatemovement.global
Global Catholic Climate Movement (and Petition)

eco-schools.org.uk
Eco-schools – getting started

keepscotlandbeautiful.org

Eco schools Scotland

Education

columbans.co.uk

Laudato Si’ – Columban Study and Action Guide

greenchristian.org.uk
Resources on environmental issues and faith from Green Christian

cafod.org.uk/Education/Primary-schools
Cafod Primary schools resources on Climate, Food, Water, Peace, Global goals and Laudato Si – Care for Our Common Home

cafod.org.uk/Education/Secondary-schools
Cafod Secondary schools resources on Climate, Food, Water, Peace, Global goals and Laudato Si – Care for Our Common Home

cafod.org.uk/Education/Secondary-schools/Climate
CAFOD Climate Change animation for secondary and youth

trocaire.org/getinvolved/education
Trocaire Education resources on Climate Change, Climate Justice

learn.christianaid.org.uk
Christian Aid Resources for teachers and youth leaders

Spirituality

columbans.co.uk/news/world-day-of-prayer-for-creation-an-ecumenical-service
Ecumenical Service for 1 Sept – Day of Prayer for Creation

ecen.org
Liturgy resources from the European Christian Ecology Network

ctbi.org.uk/creation-time
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)
Creation Time (1 Sept – 4 Oct) resources

ecocongregationscotland.org/materials/creation-time/
Eco-congregation Scotland – Creation Time resources

ionabooks.com
A Heart for Creation – Worship Resources and Reflections on the Environment by Chris Polhill
(Wild Goose publications of the Iona Community)

kevinmayhew.com
Our Earth, Our Home – Green Assemblies for Key Stage 1-2 by Ellen Teague

operationnoah.org
Operation Noah resources for children and young people

cafod.org.uk/Education/Youth-Leaders/Confirmation2
Be Revolutionary: A CAFOD Confirmation resource

Web / AVs

youtube.com/watch?v=HUs4NHoabvk
Video – 10 Things to know about Laudato Si’

youtube.com/watch?v=573zjyyCbQM
Video – Quotes from Laudato Si’

youtube.com/watch?v=1tYdOIqvpqg
Video – Vatican video introducing Laudato Si’

trocaire.org/resources/parishes/climate-resources
Laudato Si’ and Climate video resources from Trocaire

columbans.co.uk

Conflict and Climate Change

columbans.co.uk
Stations of the Rainforests
Columban missionaries

Resource People

National Justice and Peace Network – Diocesan contacts:
justice-and-peace.org.uk/njpn-contacts/ and resources at: justice-and-peace.org.uk/resources

CAFOD Schools Team
@cafodschools on twitter or email education@cafod.org.uk

James Trewby, Columban JPIC