Season of Creation Calls Christians to Reflect on Our Common Home A tree is the symbol for Season of Creation If you have not heard about the Season of Creation, do not feel bad. The Catholic Church did not officially join in until 2015, the same year that Pope Francis released his papal encyclical, Laudato Si , on Care for Our Common Home. It was back in 1989 that Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I proclaimed September 1 as a day of prayer for the Orthodox. The Orthodox church year starts on that day with a commemoration of how God created the world. The World Council of Churches was instrumental in making the special time a season, extending the celebration from September 1 until October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Throughout the month-long celebration, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians come together to care for the earth, our common home. With a worldwide pandemic this year, most local events are vi
A blog written by and about the Catholic consecrated women religious known as the Sisters of St, Joseph of St, Augustine, Florida, centered on the Motherhouse in St. Augustine.