In my previous article I already pointed out the 3 salient aspects of Laudato Si: its prophetic style, invitation to conversion and Trinitarian...
Author - Ricardo Simmonds
1. A Prophetic Call to “Wake up the world” You can’t judge a book by its cover but you can learn a lot about an encyclical from its title. Laduato Si...
Much of the misunderstanding about the new Encyclical Laudato Si stems from asking the question of what the Church will say before understanding why...
In his paper “Nature, Culture and the Theology of Reconciliation” delivered for the Creatio Conference in Rio 2013, Alfredo Garcia, a Peruvian...
I came across an interesting article in the BBC about ‘voluntourism’ and the growing trend among youth to backpack while doing volunteer work. It is...
There have been a few recent claims that Hurricane Sandy, which has ravaged the East Coast of the US this week, is a consequence of climate change...
A few days ago Pope Benedict XVI delivered an address on peace, and used the cedar tree as a metaphor for communicating his key ideas. He opened the...
There is an excellent opinion article in the New York Times about “The Joy of Quiet”. There Pico Iyer explains how the trend for the future is to...
I have posted a few liturgical and Papal messages drawing here and here the relationship between mountaineering, rock climbing and the Christian life...
During the Pope’s trip to Benin in Africa there have been a few statements relevant to the environment. Most of the message of the trip has centered...