LAUDATO SI ENCYCLICAL
Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Laudato Si’ (translation: Praise be to you) with the subtitle “On Care for our Common Home” calls all to urgent ‘ecological conversion’ towards an understanding of integral ecology through dialogue, discussion and action for the common good. (May 24, 2015)
LAUDATO SI SUMMARIES
LAUDATO SI VIDEOS
Below are a series of 13 videos, 13 -20 mins long, in which Fr Daniel Horan OFM leads the listener through the chapters of Laudato Si.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 01: “Models of Creation”
In this first episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM introduces viewers to the three models or approaches to creation that have arisen over the course of Christian history. These different ways of interpreting sacred scripture and theology will help set the context for how we can approach and understand Pope Francis’s teaching in his encyclical letter.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 02: “Situating Laudato Si”
In this second episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM opens with some insight into how to approach the encyclical in terms of the three models examined in the previous episode. Then he goes into the text itself by situating Laudato Si within the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching, highlighting the audience Pope Francis aims to reach, and setting up the material that follows in the rest of the text.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 03: “What is Happening to our Common Home?”
In this third episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the first half of Chapter One. The three subheadings of Chapter One examined here include the themes of: (A) Pollution and Climate Change; (B) The Issue of Water; and (C) Loss of Biodiversity.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 04: “Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor”
In this fourth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the second half of Chapter One. The three subheadings of Chapter One examined here include the themes of: (A) Decline in the Quality of Human Life; (B) Global Inequality; and (C) Weak Responses.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 05: “Back to the ‘Beginning'”
In this fifth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the first half of Chapter Two. The three subheadings of Chapter Two examined here include the themes of: (A) The light offered by faith; (B) The wisdom of the Biblical accounts; and (C) The mystery of the universe.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 06: “A Universal Communion”
In this sixth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the second half of Chapter Two. The four subheadings of Chapter Two examined here include the themes of: (A) The message of each creature in the harmony of creation; (B) A universal communion; (C) The common destination of goods; and (D) The gaze of Jesus.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 07: “The ‘Technocratic Paradigm'”
In this seventh episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the first half of Chapter Three. The two subheadings of Chapter Three examined here include the themes of: (A) Technology: Creativity and Power; and (B) The Globalization of the Technocratic Paradigm.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 08: “Human Responsibility”
In this eighth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the second half of Chapter Three. The major subheadings of Chapter Three examined here centers on the theme of: “The Crisis and Effects of Modern Anthropocentrism.” This final subheading is then organized into three subsections: (I) Practical Relativism, (II) The Need to Protect Employment, and (III) New Biological Technologies.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 09: “Integral Ecology'”
In this ninth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the first half of Chapter Four. The three subheadings of Chapter Four examined here include the themes of: (A) Environmental, Economic, and Social Ecology; (B) Cultural Ecology; and (C) Ecology of Daily Life.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 10: “Intergenerational Solidarity”
In this tenth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the second part of Chapter Four. The two subheadings of Chapter Four examined here include the themes of: (A) The principle of the common good; and (B) Justice between the generations.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 11: “Dialogue in Moving Forward”
In this eleventh episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the first part of Chapter Five. The three subheadings of Chapter Five examined here include the themes of: (A) Dialogue on the environment in the international community; (B) Dialogue for new national and local policies; and (C) Dialogue and transparency in decision-making.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 12: “Politics, Economy, and Science”
In this twelfth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the second part of Chapter Five. The two remaining subheadings of Chapter Five examined here include the themes of: (A) Politics and economy in dialogue for human fulfillment; and (B) Religions in dialogue with science.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 13: “Things Must Change”
In this thirteenth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the first part of Chapter Six, which is the final chapter of the encyclical letter. The four subheadings of Chapter Six examined here include the themes of: (A) Toward a New Lifestyle; (B) Educating for the Covenant between Humanity and the Environment; (C) Ecological Conversion; and (D) Joy and Peace.
Understanding Laudato Si Episode 14: “Conclusion: In Union with all Creation”
In this fourteenth episode of “Understanding Laudato Si,” Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM explores the second part of Chapter Six, which is the final chapter of the encyclical letter. The five subheadings of Chapter Six examined here include the themes of: (A) Civic and Political Love; (B) Sacramental Signs and the Celebration of Rest; (C) The Trinity and the Relationship Between Creatures; (D) Queen of All Creation; and (E) Beyond the Sun.