Stations of the Cross

In the light of the Holy Week, below are the resources for you to go deeper in the awareness of God's love through solidarity with our vulnerable brothers, sisters, and mother earth.  We share in the cross of Christ while not forgetting that challenges of today can be faced together united in faith and action.

Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN) hosted 2026 Stations of the Cross is available online for the injustice that death penalty imposes on the system since the colonial age.  A contemplative Stations of the Cross prayer is here.

Resources for Stations of the Cross:

• Laudato Si' Movement TX Chapter Stations of the Cross 
• Laudato Si' Movement Stations of the Cross from the Prayer book (page 38-42) 
• Holy Week Resources from Catholic Mobilizing Network
• Digital Painting Stations of the Cross by Caritas International
• Catholic Relief Services Stations of the Cross

Praying with you this Holy Week. +

Change the World for One Hour

In solidarity with Creation (people, animals, plants, environment, etc) suffering because of the Climate Crisis and the Humanitarian Crisis, please disconnect your gadgets and electric appliances that you can.  Imagine how many people in the world are using electricity while some are not having electricity.  But the point is, we are eight billions of people and majority of us are using electricity.  

Even if you are using renewable energy like me, you can still do something good by disconnecting from the electric-powered appliances and gadgets, you can be in solidarity with those who do not have, or those who are affected by Climate Crisis.   

By turning away from electricity for just an hour, we feel what people who do not have electricity feel.  What do they see if they do not have electricity?  What do they do if they do not have electricity?  What if by this simple act, collectively, our common humanity united with the Divine can save the world from crisis by one hour at a time?

From 8:30pm to 9:30pm Central Time, go out and do something other than connecting with your electric powered appliances and gadgets.  You can talk to your friends, take a walk, pray, or play a musical instrument, sing a song, and so much more.

Check this link below to give an hour of your time to the earth.

https://www.earthhour.org/take-part/give-an-hour

Caring with you.  

CHA's Webinar: Health Impacts of the Ecological Crisis and Your Response on March 25 3-4PM ET

The flooding, wildfires, super typhoon, hurricanes among other natural disasters are extreme, and more frequent.  Apart from the natural calamities impact on the livelihood, there are healthcare risks that are tied up to all of these.  Be prepared in responding to crisis.  Want to learn how our world's health is now impacted by ecological crisis?  Anything that you breathe, feel, and see differently are signs of the health risks that you can watch out.   By having the information available to you, you can better prepare yourself with what you need in order to respond better.  

This webinar is posted here as this is the interconnection of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation with  Healthcare.  As the Laudato Si' teaches us, everything is connected.  When one is hurting, the whole is affected.  Pope Francis gave us a message that we cannot be healthy on a sick planet.  It is a hope that this webinar can help the attendees in coping with the information needed to respond to health needs of individual affected by the ecological crisis.

Some questions that you may have in mind or you want to answer:

• How resilient is your household to withstand the ecological crisis and disaster?
• Do you have the resources that you need?
• How do you prepare for specific risks associated with natural disasters?
• What do we need to be aware of to lessen the impact of the ecological crisis in community?
• What is your disaster healthcare recovery plan?
• What can you do to lessen the impact on the health?

Visit the free webinar below brought by the Catholic Healthcare Association, our congregation's partner in health related faith-based resources.  

Date: March 25, 2026

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Who: Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Academic Internal Medicine

How: Register here for Catholic Healthcare Association's Webinar on CHA Responding to Ecological Crisis

Resources:

https://ignatiansolidarity.net/papal-encyclical-on-ecology-2015/

https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/

https://www.chausa.org/focus-areas/environment/laudato-si

https://laudatosimovement.org/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health

Vigil in Solidarity with Families on March 24 9AM PT/11AM CT/12 ET

Never before in a long time that migrants and people of color have been in fear.  People are protesting, being the voice of those who are not able to seek refuge and put in detention, separated and not able to be with their families, and children afraid and feeling lost without a support that they can rely on.

The fear in our communities due to what is happening in United States is real especially among the people who are marginalized.  How do we use our faith to carry on and know that God is with us?   Mary and Joseph traveled from Bethlehem to Egypt (Mt 2:14) to protect Jesus from the massacre of the innocents and from Egypt to Nazareth (Mt. 2:23).  Some people might associate themselves with the situation of the Holy Family.  Some would see their story as something different.  However, we want to call Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we know that there was persecution during their time.   

• What kind of persecution are we living in this generation?  
• How do we cultivate peace in the period of chaos and uncertainty?
• How is love for our neighbor being lived by the people of today?

For those who would like to be in solidarity with those who could not find a place to stay, or those who could not be welcomed,  and for those who are living in fear and anxiety, this is an invitation to pray, and to contemplate, and offer your time with God who is always present, loving, and gentle.

The Ignatian Solidarity Network is having.a vigil to pray in faith and not fear among with the school community with faculty, students, and administrators.

Faith Not Fear Virtual Vigil for Migrants | Tuesday March 24, 12:00pm ET/9:00am PT/11:00 AM CT

Refer to this website for more information

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