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Querida Amazonia

Author: Pope Francis

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2020-02-19

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 168192689X

“Everything that the Church has to offer must become incarnate in a distinctive way in each part of the world, so that the Bride of Christ can take on a variety of faces that better manifest the inexhaustible riches of God’s grace.” — Pope Francis, Querida Amazonia: Post-Synodal Exhortation Concerning the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon In this apostolic exhortation, Querida Amazonia (“The Beloved Amazon”), Pope Francis offers a response to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon held in Rome in October 2019 and its final document The Amazon: New Paths for the Church and for an Integral Ecology. The pope writes this exhortation to all the faithful calling us to the task of addressing the serious social, environmental, and spiritual issues facing the region, sharing his four dreams for the people of the Amazon: A social dream — in which we fight for the dignity of the poor in the region A cultural dream — in which the riches and beauty of the Amazonian culture is preserved An ecological dream — in which we all strive to preserve the natural beauty of the Amazon An ecclesial dream — in which the faithful boldly create paths of inculturation, so that the goodness of the Amazonian culture is brought to fulfillment in light of the Gospel Pope Francis asks: “How can we not struggle together? How can we not pray and work together, side by side, to defend the poor of the Amazon region, to show the sacred countenance of the Lord, and to care for his work of creation?”

The Heart of ‘Querida Amazonia’

Author: La Civiltà Cattolica

Publisher: ucanews

Published: 2022-01-26

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13:

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A collection of 12 articles from the May 2020 edition of La Civiltà Cattolica, the highly respected and oldest Catholic journal published from Rome. Amazon is a wonder of nature teeming with the mystery of creation. ‘Desborde’ or ‘overflowing’ appears repeatedly in Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia. Francis says that solutions for the regions many problems will be found in this overflow. The figure of the Crucified One is the most powerful sign of God’s revelation in the world. The ‘Weakness’ of Christ. An argument for His truth by José M. Millás shows how this moment of greatest weakness becomes the strongest argument for the truth of Christ and his message. In an interview with Antonio Spadaro, SJ, Pope Francis spoke about how he is living and contemplating the coronavirus crisis. He invites humanity to convert to a better way of being as he sees a possibility of transformation even in these difficult times. February 2020, the Italian Bishops’ Conference convened a gathering attended by the patriarchs and bishops of countries bordering the Mediterranean. The conference discussed the riches and vulnerabilities of their Churches and ways to enhance the lives of the Mediterranean peoples. The migration of young Africans to Europe has become a structural phenomenon andit will continue to be a reality for a long time. Giovanni Sale, SJ explains the three stages of this migratory phenomenon in Africa: A continent on the move. For French writer Daniel Pennac and Italian film director Federico Fellini, the strength of a dream is generative and imaginative. It opens windows of creativity, through which it is possible to describe, understand and transform reality. Claudio Zonta SJ narrates their work in Daniel Pennac and Federico Fellini: Life is Dream. The pandemic is forcing us to rethink the way we produce and consume. Gaël Giraud, director of Georgetown University’s Environmental Justice Program, and former chief economist at Agence France de Developpement, invites us to radically transform our social relations. He also details some possible ways to save the economy and to rebuild democracy.

The Eucharistic Vision of Laudato Si

Author: Lucas Briola

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2022-12-28

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0813235812

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No other encyclical has generated as much conversation—both Catholic and non-Catholic—as Laudato si’. Often forgotten in these conversations is the theological heart and eucharistic vision of the encyclical and its integral ecology. Even the title of Laudato si’—“Praised be!”—signals the centrality of right praise in caring for our common home. Using Bernard Lonergan’s theology of history, this book unearths the doxological, eucharistic vision that shapes the encyclical’s integral presentation of social and ecological conversion. It offers the first book-length study that recovers the eucharistic nature of Laudato si’. In drawing out the eucharistic vision of Laudato si’, the book accomplishes several feats for the reader. It roots the eucharistic dimensions of the encyclical in the writings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, showing how Pope Francis develops their thought in notable ways. It introduces Bernard Lonergan’s theology of history, showing how his framework can capture the eucharistic contours of caring for our common home; so too, in light of Laudato si’, does the book expand his theology of history to incorporate both ecological concern and the doxological, eucharistic essence of the church. The book assembles a liturgically shaped, systematic account of the church’s social mission. It joins poles otherwise sundered in a polarized church and world: between worship and justice, between concerns for human life and concerns for the natural world. Realizing the eucharistic vision of Laudato si’ promises much for our contemporary moment. Pope Francis recently observed that the integral ecology of Laudato si’ holds the key for the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Catholic Bishops recently launched a Eucharistic Revival that aims to rekindle eucharistic devotion and praxis. The Eucharistic Vision of Laudato Si’: Praise, Conversion, and Integral Ecology supplies a timely study that helps fulfill these intertwined calls.

Revelation in the Vernacular

Author: Jean-Pierre Ruiz

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2023-12-05

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1531505864

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Association of Catholic Publishers 2022 Excellence in Publishing Awards: First Place, Theology Catholic Media Association, Honorable Mention in Theology: Morality, Ethics, Christology, Mariology, and Redemption Unveiling divine mysteries across continents and centuries. Revelation in the Vernacular retrieves a hermeneutics of the vernacular that is rooted en lo cotidiano, in everyday life and experience. Traversing time and geography, Ruiz remaps a theology of revelation done latinamente, beginning with sixteenth-century encounters of Spanish colonizers with Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean. Drawing on the theology of the Incarnation articulated by Fray Luis de León (1527–91), he offers rich resources for interreligious engagement by believers in today’s religiously diverse world. Through an analysis of the documents of the 2019 Amazonian Synod, including Querida Amazonia, the Postsynodal Exhortation by Pope Francis, he explores a culture of encounter and dialogue that has been a hallmark of this pontificate. From the inscriptions in the caves of la Isla de Mona through the writings of the Latin American Bishops (CELAM), this book establishes a solid basis on which to discern the “Seeds of the Word” in our times.

Fratelli Tutti

Author: William T. Cavanaugh

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-01-19

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1666719994

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This volume is the first truly global commentary on a papal encyclical. Pope Francis published Fratelli Tutti in October 2020 in the midst of interrelated global crises: climate catastrophe, ongoing racial injustice, a widening gap between the rich and the desperately poor, battles over human migration, the rise of authoritarian politics, and the erosion of democracy, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The encyclical provided a sobering assessment of the devastation but also a hopeful vision of solidarity and healing. The responses in this book not only reflect on Fratelli Tutti from a great diversity of locations and perspectives but also attempt to model Francis’s call to fraternity and sorority within this volume. In these pages, scholars from around the world create a conversation meant to embody one of the virtues that Francis elicits in the encyclical: creative openness to the reciprocal gifts of others. This book takes up Pope Francis’s invitation to continue talking, thinking, and acting, always in a climate of both confidence and audacity, to promote social friendship among the people of the world.

WHEN--Questions for Catholicism

Author: Michael J. Tkacik

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2022-07-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1666738514

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Jesus calls the church to be a sacrament to the world. Sadly, many women, LGBTQ persons, people of other faiths, and lay persons experience suffering due to certain words and actions of the Catholic Church. At times, the language and practices of the church leave some people feeling as if their voices have been silenced, their roles limited, and their vocations impeded. Some often feel underappreciated and disrespected. This work explores a vision for the future church which faces these challenges and illuminates possible solutions. Every person has gifts given by God for the building up of the church. Through a thorough exploration of biblical and church teachings, alternative views of these issues provide a path to inclusion for all. This book is intended to bring comfort, hope, and healing to those who have been marginalized. It also offers a map for the church as it journeys to be more of what Christ calls it to be. In a manner faithful to the gospel, reforms for the church are considered that open it to what the Spirit might be saying. When is the time for all persons to be valued, welcomed, empowered, and respected? Now.

African Eco-Theology

Author: Ikechukwu Anthony KANU

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2022-07-18

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 166559960X

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This piece articulates in a theological manner African earth-based spiritual traditions and innovative spiritual practices that are emerging in response to the painful realities of climate change, mass extinction, biodiversity loss, and the disruption of local and global ecosystems which have for long not received the attention that it deserves. It is in this sense that this Book of Readings titled African Eco-Theology: Meaning, Forms and Expressions will become one of the greatest ornaments and lights in the world of eco-theology as it responds to fundamental questions looming at the corridors of ecological discourses.

Querida Amazonia

Author: Pope Francis

Publisher: Hijezglobal

Published: 2020-02-12

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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In Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis presents his four great dreams for the Pan-Amazonian region's ecological preservation and Amazonian holiness, in which the pope stresses the singular role of the priest, while affirming the laity's ongoing contributions to evangelization.

Re-membering the Reign of God

Author: Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-07-26

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1793618968

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Reflecting theologically on the 50-year history of ecclesial base communities in El Salvador, this book argues that the church of the poor is a decolonial sacrament of the reign of God. The authors challenge Christians to unlearn colonial expressions of faith, concluding with a retrieval of solidarity in the Catholic social tradition.

In Solidarity with the Earth

Author: Hilda P. Koster

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-09-21

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0567706117

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Based on case studies, the book creates a multidisciplinary conversation on the gendered vulnerabilities resulting from extractive industries and toxic pollution, and also charts the resilience and courage of women as they resist polluting industries, fight for clean water and seek to protect the land. While ecumenical in scope, the book takes its departure from the concept of integral ecology introduced in Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'. The first three sections of the book focus on the social and ecological challenges facing minoritized women and their communities that are related to mining, pollutants and biodiversity loss, and toxicity. The final section of the book focuses on the possibilities and obstacles to global solidarity. All chapters offer a cross disciplinary response to a particular local situation, tracing the ways ecological destruction, resulting from extraction and toxic contamination, affects the lives of women and their communities. The book pays careful attention to the political, economic, and legal structures facilitating these life-threatening challenges. Each section concludes with a response from a 'practitioner' in the field, representing an ecclesial organization or NGO focused on eco-justice advocacy in the global South, or minority communities in the global North.