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.
Care of Earth
Love for Earth in Action
Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Composting at O’Connor Sisters’ Home
Solar Panels at Laboure.
Presentation on Recycled Plastics in Los Angeles at Talpa Sisters’ Home.
Poem to Mother Nature
Sights, Sounds, Cold, Rain Snow Storm, Cold house
Wintry unstable
Windy arms pushing against trees
Toppling giants, toppling the old drought starved
Roots give way to wind and water
Snow along the Grape Vine…mountain freeway bombarded
Snow as low as 1000 feet…WARNINGS, CAUTION
CHAOS if not careful
MOTHER NATURE lashes out once again
Not just on the West Coast but covers two thirds
Of the USA
EATING UP, DEVOURING, TORMENTING, DESTROYING
We have made MOTHER NATURE our ENEMY
How do we undo the harm we have caused and are causing HER?
HOW DO WE MAKE AMENDS?
Sister Donna Kramer, DC
2/24/2023
Sister Catherine France, DC
Celebrating Earth Day 2023
Gratitude Statement About the Earth’s Beauty
In the cold, icy morning
I wake up with the warmth of the sun
Preparing for this beautiful day
I go for a 30 minute run.
The leaves on the trees
The nice feel of breeze
The ducks on the lake
The chilly winter ended
– the ice no longer freeze
At night, I look up
At the moon & beautiful stars
Thank you wonderful Earth
I didn’t know that I had bars.
Thank you, Earth, for all your beauty,
I know now what to do, I know my duty.
Mediate in Nature.
Use a Reusable Water Bottle.
Make a Bird Feeder.
Eat a Meatless Meal.
Switch to Reusable Containers.
Plant seeds & watch them grow.
Reduce * Reuse * Recycle
DO ONE THING EVERY DAY TO SAVE THE EARTH.
Eat a Meatless Meal.
Write a GRATITUDE STATEMENT about the Earth’s beauty.
Use a REUSABLE Water Bottle.
Go on a WALK in Nature.
Calculate your CARBON FOOTPRINT.
Spend time REFLECTING on an Earth Day Prayer.
PICK-UP TRASH near your community.
Use a REUSABLE TOTE BAG to grocery shop.
BUY Food from your LOCAL FARMER’S MARKET.
DONATE items/clothes to The Epiphany Center, Salvation Army or Goodwill.
LEARN ABOUT making the most out of your FOOD SCRAPS.
VOLUNTEER for the Garden at the Epiphany Center.
Start a COMPOST BIN.
Do a PRAYER REFLECTION on Earth Day.
Make a BIRD FEEDER to encourage more wildlife into your area.
Watch a VIDEO on the IMPACT OF EARTH DAY with a friend.
PLANT A SEED and watch it grow.
Participate in LOCAL Earth Day EVENTS.
WALK or BIKE to work.
MEDITATE in Nature.
Pray the LAUDATO SI` Prayer.
READ and LEARN about RECYCLING.
LEARN how to fight CLIMATE CHANGE.
USE NON-TOXIC Cleaning Products.
