Earth Day's 50th Anniversary and Laudato Si's 5th Anniversary!

A Time for Reflection, Prayer, Commitment and Action

50 years ago on April 22, 1970

 the very first “Earth Day” took place and gave birth to the modern environmental movement.

5 years ago on May 24, 2015

Pope Francis released Laudato Si’ the first papal encyclical to focus entirely on the environment, its destruction, and how humanity is called to “Care for Our Common Home” in a comprehensive way.

Along with the Catholic Climate Covenant and the Global Catholic Climate Movement, this blog will be offering opportunities for reflection, prayer, commitment, and action inspired by both Earth Day and Laudato Si’ throughout the Easter Season: a time of rebirth and renewal.

Look for new
"Earth Day @ 50 and Laudato Si’ @ 5"
 announcements each week on Our Mother of Sorrows Parish's website and facebook page, and on this
 “Holy Ground Common Ground”  blog.

Lenten Calendar 2020

 A Lenten Journey:
On Care for Our Common Home 

CARING FOR GOD'S CREATION CALENDAR

Lent 2020 Caring for God's Creation Calendar for the Tucson Region
Click HERE for a PDF of the calendar with active links!

Season of Creation Event: Mini-Retreat + Tree-Ring Lab Tour

A Season of Creation Event

Your are invited!
(Registration will help, but is not required)
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Saturday September 21st 2019
9 am - Noon

Laudato Si'
Morning of Reflection / Mini-Retreat
on the theme: 

"THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE
FOR A TREE"

You are invited to a truly unique morning of celebrating God’s Gift of Creation with TREES!  Inspired by Pope Francis' Laudato Si' Encyclical, this mini-retreat, titled  “There is Always Hope for a Tree,” will include prayer, scripture, a short tour of the University of Arizona’s Tree-Ring Lab, quiet reflection time outdoors, interactive exploration of what tree rings reveal about the environment, and concrete ways we can make a difference in caring for Our Common Home.

Sponsored by:  The Care for Creation Initiative

of Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Parish

Facilitator:  Katie Hirschboeck, PhD
OMOS Parishioner, Tree-Ring Lab Emeritus Faculty,
& National Catholic Climate Ambassador

to be held at:

The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research

University of Arizona

LTRR.arizona.edu

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(Registration will help, but is not required)

 To register or ask questions?

Email: katie@LTRR.Arizona.edu

or leave message at 621-6466