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Environment

Office of Social Justice and Environmental Advocacy

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As people of God and inhabitants of His gift of our wonderful Earth, we are called to respect all forms of life.

Respecting the tenuous and fragile balance of creation in order to sustain our world is a basic responsibility of humans, to which God entrusted its future. Included in this page are resources that will help our visitor gain insight into how he or she might want to respond to the call of creation.

Corporate Stance

Our Corporate Stance on the Environment

Heeding Pope Francis’ call in Laudato Si: Care for our Common Home, The Amazon: New Paths for the Church and for an Integral Ecology, as well as the 2030 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of the United States and Canada adopt a stance toward protecting and sustaining Mother Earth on a local, national, and global level.

We will animate this stance by:

  1. Educating ourselves on environmental issues affecting our local cities, North America, and the world;
  2. Fostering a consciousness of care for the environment within our local communities and ministries and implementing alternative behaviors whenever possible;
  3. Participating in the Laudato Si Movement and other partnerships to support changes in governmental, corporate, and personal practices which impact the care of “our common home.”
  4. Advocating for and supporting legislation that aims to protect Mother Earth from further degradation and promotes environmentally friendly processes;
  5. Praying that all people care for “our common home” by living in solidarity with Earth, its creatures, and natural resources.
Statements & Sign-Ons

Organizational Sign-Ons

2021

2-24 Letter to Congress in support of the reintroduced Water Act of 2021.

4-22 Letter to Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos and incoming CEO, Andy Jassy, calling on them to clarify unanswered questions regarding their plastic footprint and commit to moving amazon to plastic-free zero-waste packaging globally.

11-2 Catholic Appeal to Biden Administration and Congress for Climate action. Letter was also sent to the Vatican.

2020

5-4 Catholic letter to members of Congress urging a just and environmentally sustainable response to the coronavirus pandemic.

6-27 An appeal to Pope Francis: The path of nonviolence toward a Laudato Si’ future.

Resources

Ready to Join Us?

Take the First Step and Get Involved.

 Pray | Participate | Sign Petitions | Volunteer

The following are a sample of the kinds of resources available to you online to get engaged, educate yourself, and share resources.

Sowing Hope for the Planet

Laudato Si’

Catholic Creation Care

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Catholic Climate Covenant

Transition to Renewable Energy Sources

Research: Climate Change, Water Conservation, Pollution,  Clean Power

For Local Initiatives
Search online for Environmental initiatives (or advocacy) type in your state or county

For more information regarding Advocacy Initiatives of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, please contact:
Rachel Moccia  rachel.moccia@doc.org