May 2020 – Daughters of Charity

Laudato Si’ week – 16-24th 2020

May 11, 2020 by Daughters of Charity

Dear Reader Laudato Si’ week, May 16 -24th, is fast approaching. It is an opportune time for us, during ‘social distancing’, to revisit Laudato Si’ on its 5th anniversary. In the encyclical, Pope Francis urges us to hear the cry of the poor, the cry of the earth and to respond to the ecological crisis. ... Read more

Time to Remember and Implement Laudato Si’ – on its 5th anniversary

May 11, 2020 by Daughters of Charity

The earth our common home is suffering. Misuse, often through lack of reverence and thought, has impelled us to seek profit rather than to care for God’s earth - our most precious gift. We have taken our beautiful home for granted which in the words of Pope Francis is ‘looking more and more like an ... Read more

Befriend ‘Social Distancing’ with Pope Francis

May 11, 2020 by Daughters of Charity

On May 24th, five years ago Pope Francis wrote a letter- Laudato Si’ - encouraging us to take care of our common home– the earth. Today, we in Northern Ireland like many people in the world are coping with the Covid -19 pandemic. We are at home because of the virus and many of our ... Read more

‘Showing care for others’ with Pope Francis

May 11, 2020 by Daughters of Charity

In Laudato Si’ – the letter that written by Pope Francis – the Pope asks us to show care for others – to recognise that we need one another and that we all need to encourage a ‘culture of care’. Pope Francis calls this ‘social love’. Even making small gestures to show our thanks to ... Read more

Befriending planet earth with Pope Francis

May 11, 2020 by Daughters of Charity

May 2020 will be remembered for Coved-19 and its impact on our community. The ‘stay at home’ rule means that we have time to notice more, to appreciate more and this includes nature and our surroundings. In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis suggests that if we really see the beauty in nature then we will do ... Read more

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Daughters of Charity

Read More – Laudato Si’ Week May 16-24th 2020 ‘May our struggles and our concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope’ (Paragraph 244) 2020 the year to stop and make us think http://youtu.be/Nw5KQMXDiM4 2. We have unfortunately allowed plastic, in particular, to come into our lives, ‘almost unnoticed, like a ... Read more