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NMIPL and the Laudato Si Circle host a Zoom presentation by UNM Prof. Richard Wood

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A Zoom Presentation

As part of our local commemoration of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter on the environment, which was published  in June of 2015, NMIPL and the Laudato Si Circle hosted a Zoom presentation by UNM Prof. Richard Wood.  “We tend to think of the prophets as railing angrily against social injustice, and this they did. But the great Jewish scripture scholar Abraham Heschel, in his classic work titled The Prophets, writes that though they burn with anger at injustice, anger is not the prophets’ central emotional experience. Their experience is equally rooted in God’s delight and in their own delight in God, which complements and flows alongside their anger,” said Dr. Wood.  Here are the videoand the full text of the presentation.

Commemorating Laudato Si

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Shortly before the fifth anniversary of the publication of Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home. Sister Joan Brown offered this embodied reflection for our Earth.

I heard someone speak recently about growth in compassion. Some reflections.
The more conscious and compassionate we become the more skillful and free we are to participate in energies moving around us and within us. These energies invite us into a participatory universe with unknown insights for transformation, justice, inclusion, and beauty. 
We are part of the natural world and the universe. The Sacred energies of Love woven throughout our Universe, our homes, neighborhoods, state, nation, creatures, trees and every stone call us to compassion. The energies of Love are expressions of the Holy One of many names and no names. If we are conscious of this flow of energy, we open ourselves to strength we do not know, creativity we have not dreamed, and a way forward that we could not imagine.
*Let a walk take you in this beautiful springtime.  
*Hold hands with your child, children or partner. If you are alone imagine that you are holding loved ones, four legged ones, people across the world. 
*Your grasp is one of conscious compassion sharing the vast energies of Love that desire expression through you. 
*Keep walking.
Peace and good,
Joan