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Recent Laudato si' Blog Posts
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Incorporating “Laudato Si’” in Lord’s Day Eucharist
Michael Joncas, October 24, 2017
Pope Francis’ encyclical letter “Laudato Si’” [hereafter LS], whose title recalls the first two words of St. Francis...
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Saint Francis of Assisi’s ‘The Canticle of the Sun’—Relevant Today More than Ever
OCP, October 19, 2017
It's been almost 800 years since Saint Francis of Assisi composed most of "Laudes Creaturarum" (Praise of the Creatures), w...
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Tend the Ground
Curtis Stephan, October 9, 2017
Curtis Stephan was inspired to compose this thoughtful ballad after reading Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’. All creatures s...
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Laudato Si’ and the Songs of Our Common Home
Ken Canedo, September 27, 2017
An encyclical is a letter concerning Catholic doctrine written by the pope to the bishops or the faithful of the Catholic Ch...
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A reflection from Michael Joncas on ‘God of Might and God of Mercy’
Michael Joncas, April 19, 2017
“God of Might and God of Mercy” began as a commission from my friend, Fr. Bill Graham, as a present to his parish, St. Micha...
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