Dare to Care!

Dare of Care - September 16th 2022

90. This is not to put all living beings on the same level nor to deprive human beings of their unique worth and the tremendous responsibility it entails.

Dare to Care - Sept 9th 2022

89. The created things of this world are not free of ownership: “For they are yours, O Lord, who love the living” (Wis 11:26).

Dare to Care - August 26th 2022

87. When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them. This sentiment finds magnificent expression in the hymn of Saint Francis of Assisi:

Dare to Care - August 5th 2022

84. Our insistence that each human being is an image of God should not make us overlook the fact that each creature has its own purpose. None is superfluous.

Dare to Care - July 29th 2022

83. The ultimate destiny of the universe is in the fullness of God, which has already been attained by the risen Christ, the measure of the maturity of all things.

Dare to Care - July 22nd 2022

Laudato Si action platform logo82. Yet it would also be mistaken to view other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination.

Dare to Care - July 15th 2022

81. Human beings, even if we postulate a process of evolution, also possess a uniqueness which cannot be fully explained by the evolution of other open systems.

Dare to Care July 8th 2022

“The Holy Spirit can be said to possess an infinite creativity, proper to the divine mind, which knows how to loosen the knots of human affairs, including the most complex and inscrutable”. Read this week's Laudato Si reflection, read Cardinal Cupich's statement on the shooting in Highland, Park, read a NYT piece on DACA, and take time to consider the stark difference in the police shooting of Jayland Walker as compared to the police capture of the Highland shooter suspect.

Dare to Care - July 1st 2022

If we acknowledge the value and the fragility of nature and, at the same time, our God-given abilities, we can finally leave behind the modern myth of unlimited material progress. A fragile world, entrusted by God to human care, challenges us to devise intelligent ways of directing, developing and limiting our power.

Dare to Care - June 24th 2022

“For you love all things that exist, and detest none of the things that you have made; for you would not have made anything if you had hated it”. All change begins with one small step. Commit yourself to reading the Laudato Si’ reflection each week. One paragraph at a time you can stop and reflect on what we are all called to as a Laudato Si’ community!

Dare to Care - June 17th 2022

Please enjoy this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions, learn more about Juneteenth, read articles on Haitian immigration, and commit yourself to reading the Laudato Si’ reflection each week.

Dare to Dare - June 3rd 2022

Please reflect on this week's Laudato Si' quote. Learn about Haiti, about migration patterns, and about justice for immigrants; learn and then teach others. Commit yourself to reading the Laudato Si’ reflection each week, and please remember to share what you have learned with others. Dare to Care!

Dare to Care April 1st 2022

Please reflect on this week's Laudato Si' quote, join our Lenten series, join the Dismantling Racism Committee workshops, join the Laudato Si’ Congregation Workshop, learn about online dangers for children, and USE YOUR VOTER VOICE this week. Dare to Care!

Dare to Care - March 25th 2022

Please reflect on this week's Laudato Si' quote, join our Lenten series, register for the Haiti Partnership Zoom, join the Laudato Si’ Congregation Workshop, learn about online dangers for children, and USE YOUR VOTER VOICE this week. Dare to Care!

Dare to Care March 18th 2022

Please reflect on this week's Laudato Si' quote, join our Lenten series, save the date for the Haiti Partnership Zoom, learn about online dangers for children, and USE YOUR VOTER VOICE this week. Dare to Care!

Dare to Care - March 11th 2022

Please read this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions, learn about the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CWS66) by watching video from Sister Beatriz Martinez-Garcia SSND, our NGO representative, and USE YOUR VOTER VOICE this week, and more! Dare to Care!

Dare to Care - March 4th 2022

Please read this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions read about the SIsters of the Holy Family, watch selected videos and USE YOUR VOTER VOICE this week, and more! Dare to Care!

Dare to Care - Feb 25th 2022

Please read this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions read about the SIsters of the Holy Family, watch selected videos and join an online vigil for those who have died trying to reach safety at our border, and more! Dare to Care!

Dare to Care - June 10th 2022

Please enjoy this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions, learn more about the Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Collective, read an excellent article on the “Root Causes of Migration”, and commit yourself to read the Laudato Si’ reflection each week.

Dare to Care Feb 18th 2022

Please enjoy this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions, watch selected NewsHour videos, and join an online vigil for those who have died trying to reach safety at our border.

Dare to Care February 11th 2022

Please enjoy this week's Laudato Si quote, and reflection questions, take a few minutes just to be with the majesty of an Arctic iceberg, take action this week by learning about the EARN It Act , and review the Gospel Fund awards.