During this Forum, the Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM) will share its experience with meditation and contemplation practices. LSM believes that the more we contemplate, the more we understand the need to act and be involved at the social, political, and ecclesial level for climate and socioenvironmental justice.
We are living at a time of environmental collapse and wars, with complex systems of structural injustice. In the face of such crises, we recognize that we must cultivate compassion to enable action for our common home. At LSM, we understand contemplation as a way of being from the heart that enables us to receive and respond to God’s love in each moment. We take on the mission of being both contemplative and activists, inspired by Pope Francis’ words in 2020: “the best antidote against this misuse of our common home is contemplation”. Our faith is what moves and inspires us to contemplate and recognize the beauty of creation, as well as to act for justice in the face of the climate and socioenvironmental crisis.
On this forum, we will share about our dynamic approach to contemplation with creation and how it is grounded in an intimate relationship with our Creator. We know that contemplation “protects human action from becoming empty activism” (Laudato Si’ n.237). We will also hear from the experience of Laudato Si’ Animators from the Global South who have been putting contempl-action into practice in their regions. From religious sisters in Asia, to action against fossil fuels in Africa, and preparations ahead of COP30, it will be an enriching exchange of contempl-active experiences.
Please join us online!
Starts at 2pm UK time. Please go to www.worldtimebuddy.com to find the time where you are.
We hope that participants of this Forum will have a better understanding of the connection between contemplation and care for creation and the different contemplation practices that help ground our work.
We hope that participants will have the tools necessary to be able to engage in mindful living and contemplative practices on their own.