Interview and public speaking can seem intimidating, but they’re both critical avenues for bringing your message to a wider audience. The key to acing an interview or speech is preparation: know your messages, know your facts, and know your audience. The better you know who your target audience is, the better you can shape your messaging to appeal to that group of people through whatever medium you’re using.
The most effective way of asking your legislator for support for climate protection measures is to set up a face-to-face meeting. Our "Setting Up a Meeting with your Legislator" toolkit provide a framework for setting up your meeting and making it as productive as possible.
This program is designed with the 2016 Feast of St. Francis (October 4) in mind. However, we hope you will feel free to implement the program at a time that is convenient to your parish or school.
As you know, Pope Francis was so inspired by St. Francis of Assisi that he is the first Roman pontiff to take the saint’s name. He has challenged us to make care for creation and care for the poor a cornerstone of our Catholic witness.
This year marks the 37th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi being named the Patron Saint of those who promote ecology by St. John Paul II.
Containing a selection of hymns pertaining to God's creation and the Earth, this Mass of Creation offers resources for incorporating creation into personal and community worship. It can be found here.
A collection of songs focusing on God's creation and the Earth can be found below:
From the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Climate Change and Hunger is an article examining the Church's social teaching, and our obligation to act as climate change increases extreme hunger worldwide. It can be found here.
From USCCB, Why Does the Church Care About Global Climate Change is a theological examination of the impacts of climate change, specifically how it impacts the poor and hungry. It can be found here.
From the Sisters of Mercy, Laudato Si' for the Church and World is an examination of the impact of climate change on economically depressed populations. It can be found here.
Care for Creation in the Holy Year of Mercy is a call-and response style prayer service for a leader and congregation, asking for God's protection of the planet in this Year of Mercy. It can be found
Laudato Si' is a bi-lingual video released by the Vatican. Displaying the message of Pope Francis's encyclical alongside striking images of the world around us, it is a succinct and relatable presentation of Laudato Si'.
Impact of Climate Change Reflection Guide, from the Sisters of Mercy lays out crucial climate change concerns as they correlate to the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy. Outlining issues dealing with the Earth and ecosystems, racism, immigration and internal displacement, escalating conflict, and the education and empowerment of women, this reflection guide warns of the consequences of continued non-action on climate change.