This month marks the fifth anniversary of the publishing of Laudato Si’, the encyclical written by Pope Francis, on the care for our common home. Fittingly, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing a history-defining crisis.
In response, Pope Francis invited Catholics to join in a worldwide celebration of Laudato Si’ Week, which suggests the teachings in the encyclical could be an inspiration during moments of difficulty. He encourages Catholics to come together in solidarity for a more just and sustainable future.
Fr. Dan Hall, CSV, Provincial, spearheaded the garden in 2011.
With a goal of putting reflection into action, here are some tangible ways Viatorians are working toward that sustainable future:
Students planted the seeds in February, before the need to shelter at home.
An entry way into the St. George Parish gardens.
Laudato Si’ has been welcomed as a document of deep and abiding beauty, and it has prompted people around the world to reflect more deeply on God and creation. Its vision of integral ecology — which sees connections between how we treat God, nature, and each other — offers simple but profound truths about the bonds that unite us. In fact, everything is connected.