Ecological Advocate

 

Sister Lucy Slinger, FSPA ecological advocate

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See Sister Lucy on Fox News' Thinking Green News moment (episode 65).

 

S. Lucy's presentations:

A Franciscan View of God's Good Earth (.ppt)

 

 

 

 

Franciscan tradition of care for creation

 

Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology, lived his life according to the Gospel and in part to be a steward, an advocate, for the heavens and Earth as they reflect God’s love among us. He gave thanks for Brother Son, Sister Moon, Brothers Wind and Air, Brother Fire and Sister Mother Earth in his prayer Canticle of the Creatures: “All praise be yours, my Lord, through all you have made.”

FSPA was founded in 1849 upon this Franciscan tradition and the practice of Franciscan spirituality. Today, we continue to celebrate God’s presence in all of creation by:

• Honoring relationships with and promoting the sustainability of sacred Mother Earth.
• Devoting spiritual energies and economic resources to the care of God’s creation.
• Nurturing and increasing cosmic awareness and social consciousness.
• Educating members to political involvement.
• Advocating environmental health.

In this section of our Web site, explore FSPA’s sustainability efforts, partners in conservation, and personal reflections of sisters and affiliates pertaining to the Franciscan value of “Care for Creation.”