Laudato Si’ Action Platform Commitment

The Daughters of Charity
of the Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,
inspired by the Gospel of Jesus and by St. Vincent and St. Louise, are
urged by the love of Christ crucified
rooted in the Vincentian charism
bound together by community life and prayer,
sent to serve Christ in persons who are poor in a spirit of
humility, simplicity & charity.

Faithful to our charism and inspired by our Corporate Stance on the Environment,
we hear the urgent call to respond to the cry of Earth,
named by Pope Francis, “the poorest of the poor.”
We commit to participate in the Laudato Sí’ Action Platform
and to develop and implement a Laudato Si’ Action Plan.

We commit to growing in our understanding of Integral Ecology and
“how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor,
commitment to society, and interior peace.” (Pope Francis)

We commit to integrating each of the Seven Laudato Si’ Goals into our Action Plan
so that our lives, communities, and ministries are transformed by growth in integral ecology.

We commit to deepening our Ecological Conversion,
by broadening our education for ourselves and others on the current environmental crisis.
We commit to taking concrete actions individually and as a community
to bring healing to Earth, to end the misuse of creation,
and to call on our nation’s leaders to bring about lasting environmental changes.

We recognize there are ecological limits to the use of Earth’s resources.
We commit to live simply and to use the gifts of creation with awareness, care, and gratitude.

As Daughters of Charity we commit to joining the Global Church and our Global Community,
to grow daily in our choices so that we honor and respect the smallest creatures
and all our sisters and brothers that we may all share in the glory of God’s creation.