Webinar on June 9 7:30PM ET: Magnifica Humanitas: Disarming AI, Being Fully Human

MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS: DISARMING AI, BEING FULLY HUMAN,

AND INTEGRAL ECOLOGY 

Tuesday, June 9th

7:30 pm EST

Register at bit.ly/MagHumWeb

Pope Leo XIV wrote his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.  This gives the in-depth reflection on the emerging technologies in today's world and how the human beings in today's world use this technology to make things convenient and efficient. On the other hand, this encyclical also highlights how humanity can either flourish in loving relationships with his neighbor and with God or work towards destruction given the unguided use of technology, desire not guided by God.

Learn more about the encyclical through the webinar hosted by various non-profit organizations: https://chapter.laudatosimovement.org/2026/06/magnifica-humanitas-disarming-ai-being-fully-human-and-integral-ecology/

Invitation to Write and/ Communicate to US (Arch)Bishops from Laudato Si' Movement

Laudato Si' Movement North America through its network and friends asks to mail or communicate to US (Arch)Bishops to let them know your support to the following:

1. Mass for Creation
   Write our own (Arch)bishop(s), letting them know that we will be praying for them and the Conference as they discern and vote on the Mass for Creation at their June 10-12 meeting/USCCB Assembly for Spring.  Please mail your letter or express your support of the Mass for Creation with the intention that the Bishop will know your thoughts before he goes to Florida along with other Bishops.
   
   Here is the slide deck on the Mass for Creation: 
   Letter template: 
   if you go to file, make a copy, then you can edit directly in googledrive, or of course feel free to write a card too, which always tends to land best!)

Note: Sr. Marylou and Corpus Christi's IWA Community has already taken a step on this.  We thank Margie and Rosa Maria for their collaboration.

2. Synodal Listening Session during the Season of Creation
   
   
   Contact their bishop (and/or auxiliary bishop(s)) by June 15 to schedule a synodal listening session during the Season of Creation (or at latest in early October).  These are small group sessions with youth and/or frontline community members, with questions/discussion topics from LSM. 
   a.  Learn more about synodal listening sessions here.
   b. Background Care for Creation Synodal Listening Sessions here.
   c. Sample Invitation to bishop here.
   d.  Example letter here.

   
   

The Bishops from the Global South represented by Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Oceana, asks the Global North to support the three pillars:

a. non-proliferation and phase-out: Immediately cease all new exploration and production of coal, oil, and gas. 

b. fair phase-out:  Equitably phase out current production based on each nation’s historical responsibility and capacity. 

c. Global just transition: Ensure a fair and inclusive shift to renewable energy, leaving no worker, community, or country behind. 

Manifesto from Global South: https://repositorio.celam.org/files/original/3288/Iglesia_Sur_Global_manifiesto_ENG.pdf

Season of Creation here: https://seasonofcreation.org/

Global Ecological Events in Summer and Early Fall

SUMMER EVENTS

JUNE 5: World Environment Day

The world is seeing the effects of Climate Crisis and every action matters. The world does not delay on its impact but show the humanity of how we take care of the earth.  Denial is not the solution but to shift our mind to a new lifestyle and thinking. 

The transformative power of working together towards the planet healing is possible.  Clean energy and sustainable lifestyle is possible.  Join the call to action to make joy renewable:

• Start a conversation
• Fund a solution
• Shift a policy
• Share a story
• Make your moves in ways that move others

 #WorldEnvironmentDay 

JULY CHALLENGE: Save the World by Refusing Plastic for One Month

According to Ocean Blue project, there are 400 million tons of plastic that are produced globally and 8–11 million tons of plastic enters the ocean. The microplastics eventually end up being eaten by the creatures and into the food system.  

Do you want to save the world from plastics?  Challenge yourself not to buy products with plastic packaging, build a habit of buying eco-friendly products or patronize sustainable packaged produce..  Join the plastic free July challenge here: Plastic-Free July Challenge 

Y o u  c a n  m a k e  a  d I f f e r e n c e.

 

SEPTEMBER 1 - OCTOBER 4: Theme Living Water in Season of Creation

Season of Creation (September 1 - October 4) is one of the major feasts celebrated by the whole Christian Community, including the Catholic faithful.  Laudato Si' Movement serves on the steering committee for the Season of Creation observance.   The Season of Creation has a designated theme each year.  Last year's theme was Peace, and this year's theme is Living Water. 

According to United Nations, 1.8 billion people still do not have drinking water on-premises and 3.4 billion people still not able to have a good sanitation system.  If you live in the cities where there is a heavy industries such as oil and gas that consumes billions of gallons of water, without conservation, water resilience and infrastructure investments and improvement strategies, the cities can soon face a water crisis which some of the cities are now in such state.  According to Country Adventures, drought, though not new, is in several states like Texas. California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada.

Given the life that water gives and the necessity for water to sustain life, this is an invitation to reflect on what sector and industries does water go?  Something to reflect is to ponder on what is God calling us during this time of our age, in terms of our lifestyle to have sustainable water?  If you belong to a city with oil and gas, the extraction requires billions of gallons of water.  Do the benefits from oil and gas overproduction outweigh the suffering caused by the lack of water?  Or vice versa? The reality shows us that the cities are suffering from water shortage, and hurting the family from illnesses such as cancer, respiratory illnesses, premature births among others? These are documented research and we know the truth.  This Season of Creation with its theme of Living Water, calls everyone to find ways to raise awareness on our call to action to have sustainable water, take care of waterways, conserve water, to be an advocate for the life-giving water.

 

The Growing Beauty in Towne Twin Village

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit
- Nelson Henderson

God first planted a garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures-  Francis Bacon

  

“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts.”  – Marianne Williams

"And I think about the plants, who have no choice, really, oftentimes in where they land, And yet, wherever they land, they're going to thrive and grow the very best that they can" - Rosemary Gladstar

If you would like to have a tour of the Towne Twin Village or support the mission of housing for the vulnerable and ecological sustainability, contact Mr. Mark Wittig at markswittig5@gmail.com.

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 3 - 11: Pray for Mercy and Act with Justice

The US Bishops will gather in Orlando, Florida on June 10 -12 and the public is invited in the livestream part of the assembly.  As part of the event is the consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  The US Bishops will be consecrating United States of America to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 in honor of this year's 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence in the country.   

The source of justice, mercy, and love is our Creator. Being united in Him, the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can help us grow, to make room in our hearts for Jesus, to be more peaceful, and loving people in this world.  Jesus Christ in His journey with his disciples and followers, he always associates himself with the poor, the outcast, and the vulnerable.  He walks with them, giving them the preference and considering his encounter as a space for justice, love, and mercy.

Pope Francis’ Dilexit Nos (He loved us) and Pope Leo’s Dilexit Te (I have loved you) are papal exhortations used in this novena.  We are invited to contemplate on Jesus’ love for us, to set our own heart on fire to love others. We reflect on the heart of God through the words of Jesus when he quoted to the Pharisees the scripture  

    “Go and  learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice’” (Matthew 9:13).

Jesus Christ wants actions on forgiveness.  He did not want a sacrificial love but for our hearts to be converted.  Sacrifice is out of intentional offering that takes away some of resources away or giving our resources for.  When taken in the context of mercy and love, we see the other person as somebody deserving of love.  This love is from God who has given us the love.  The love is not seen as superficial but the knowledge that we exist because He is looking after us, and he is providing for us, and He redeemed us through the power of cross.  By forgiveness and mercy to our brothers and sisters, and not looking at the other person's fault, we become an instrument of God's love by allowing God within us to love others.  

Jesus Christ associated himself with the most vulnerable.  He treated them with love and compassion.  God was born in a manger, humbled to see the world first among the animals, and died, treated with humiliation among the criminals of his time on the cross (Dilexit Te 16).  How much we love God?  We can see it from how we treat the most vulnerable, the people we have a hard time accepting or loving.  

“Just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40)

June 3 (1st day): Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us
June 4 (2nd day): Heart of Jesus, source of justice, and love
June 5 (3rd day): Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise
June 6 (4th day): Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy
June 7 (5th day): Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness
June 8 (6th day): Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins
June 9 (7th day): Heart of Jesus, source of all consolationHe
June 10 (8th day): Jesus, gentle and humble of heart
June 11 (9th day): Consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us

Printable Sacred Heart Novena from USCCB here.

More: 

Vatican - Pope Francis Dilexit Nos

Vatican - Pope Leo XIV Apostolic Exhortation Dilexit Te

United States to be Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus