Hope for Our Common Home: Catholics Caring for Creation

Panelists/ Workshops/ Exhibits/ Resources

We embarked on a transformative journey as we usher in the Jubilee year of Hope with a day dedicated to the urgently needed Care for Creation, as inspired by Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’. 
This convocation was both inspiring and thought-provoking.

• Mass celebrated by Archbishop Richard Henning, with homily by Monsignor Bryan Hehir
• Opening remarks by Deacon Tim Donohue, Co-Chair, Archdiocese of Boston Social Justice Ministry
• Keynote address: A Renewed Care for Our Common Home. Dr. Andrea Vicini, S.J., Chair of the Boston College Theology Department, delving into the critical issue of climate change and the scriptural mandate to steward God’s creation. (Please click here for the slide deck.)
• Panel discussion: Hope for our Common Home
  • An engaging moderated discussion with three diverse panelists, representing global, local, student, and government perspectives on action.
  • Victoria Sechrist, CatholicTV (Moderator); Deacon Tim Donohue from Catholic Relief Services; Mary Wambui, Archdiocese of Boston Planning Office for Urban Affairs; and Matt Spearing, St. John's Prep.
• Opportunities to connect with representatives from organizations working on education and action to address threats to our Common Home and climate justice.