Laudato Si' Week Challenge

From 16-24 May, the Catholic Church is celebrating five years since the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical entitled Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home. This letter to the whole of humanity is an urgent plea to act as stewards of creation and change our lifestyles to care for and protect the environment.

Saint Ignatius College has joined this worldwide celebration by participating in the ‘Laudato Si’ Week Challenges’, which our Justice, Liturgy and Environment Captains launched last Friday. The Laudato Si’ Week Challenges are a series of ten challenges that students can complete over three weeks to celebrate Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’.

These challenges are an excellent opportunity for students to reflect on how their actions are impacting the environment and contributing to climate change, as well as earn service hours, positive affirmations for the best submissions for each challenge, and even a Loyola Award for those who complete eight or more challenges.

The challenges vary from writing reflections, to creating art, to going for a walk and are designed so that all students can participate. As of today, four challenges have been released via email and can be completed right up until Monday 9th June. They include:

Challenge #1 Justice Zoom Meeting

Challenge #2 Finding God in All Things

Challenge #3 Ecological Examen

Challenge #4 Prayers for Change

Those students who have already completed challenges are to be congratulated on the quality of their submissions and taking the time to stop, reflect on and express gratitude for the environment, our Common Home.

Alicia Deak Justice and Service Coordinator and Ignatian Coordinator