Stop Collecting More Than What Is Prescribed
Pope Francis talks about the need to “break with the logic of selfishness… a world of exacerbated consumption is at the same time a world which mistreats life in all its forms.”
Caring about the climate crisis is not a new and radical idea that started with Pope Francis. It is an essential part of Catholic social teaching, not an optional add-on. What might be radical is our understanding that everything is interconnected and that caring for the Earth is linked to caring for others. God is near. We don’t need to collect more than what is prescribed.
Many people know that our current progress and the mere amassing of things and pleasures are not enough to give meaning and joy to the human heart, yet they feel unable to give up what the market sets before them. Pope Francis — (LS209)
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The next in-person meeting of the Laudato Si Circle will be Thursday, December 26th 6:30 – 8:00 PM in the 1st Floor Conference Room of the St. Francis House. All are welcome.