Way of the Cross for Economic and Ecological Justice
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is hosting a virtual Way of the Cross for Economic and Ecological Justice on Good Friday, April 10, at 12 noon (EST).
Use the Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/233108297?pwd=d2VKSHBTeGpza3J1b1VTbTFGdkN0Zz09 to attend.
If you are unable to attend at the scheduled time, click here to download the script and view slides to pray on your own or with your community.
Immigration
As we navigate through this global health crisis, the Immigration Committee invites you to consider the health crisis in the U.S. with our immigrant neighbors in mind. Please click here for facts, suggested actions, and prayer in the committee’s resource, “Loving Our Immigrant Neighbors during the Coronavirus Pandemic.” This week, we are highlighting the action urging the Supreme Court to Delay ruling on DACA during a global health crisis.
Earth Day/Laudato Si’
Mark your calendars! Earth Day is coming up on 4/22, and we invite you to make use of the collaborative resource materials the AM and CP Province JPIC offices have developed in honor of the anniversaries of Earth Day (50) and Laudato Si’ (5).
1) Prayer for the 2020 Anniversaries
2) Read and Discuss Just Act—“My Work is Loving the World”: Responding to Our Climate Crisis on the Anniversaries of Earth Day and Laudato Si’
3) May 7 Webinar with Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker (information forthcoming)
Biodiversity and COVID-19
Pope Francis teaches in Laudato Si’ that all life is interconnected. The COVID-19 pandemic is making that all too clear. Scientists are concerned for the “hidden cost of human economic development,” which increases human vulnerability to interspecies-transmission of pathogens due to our disruption of ecosystems. Many are now realizing that we need an approach to public health that includes consideration of human health in the context of environmental health—“planetary health” as the new field is termed. Click here to learn more.
