At the Francesco Collaborative, we routinely set out to accompany faith-filled organizations and people who long to be prophetic with their investments. Time and time again, we’ve come to understand that integrating our deepest held values, beliefs, and commitments with our finances is not a “project.” It’s a journey. It requires us to look squarelyContinue reading “A Livable Future Investment Framework”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Garlow
Charting a Wise Future: The Need for Moral Imagination from Faith Communities
As People of Faith, we share common guiding principles and values. And together – by the way we put them into practice in our lives – we shape the culture. We know we are a People with a shared destiny, and we gather to reflect, pray, and endeavor together to build “heaven on earth,” toContinue reading “Charting a Wise Future: The Need for Moral Imagination from Faith Communities”
Stewarding an Ecological Economy
Below is a transcript of reflections on ecological economics shared Nov 4, 2022 with a group gathered by the Mary Ward JPIC Office. It seems we are at a moral turning point in the unfolding of our human and planetary story. And I believe we are all called to be protagonists in the turning! PersistentContinue reading “Stewarding an Ecological Economy”
An Incarnate Economy: Reflecting on the first gathering of the global Economy of Francesco Movement
I’m walking across the muddy grounds of Eremo delle Carceri, breathing in the clean scent of the mountain air that rises just above Assisi– an ideal setting for contemplating the week’s events. The Economy of Francesco’s global gathering just came to a close, and I’m basking in gratitude for the days of encounter with protagonistsContinue reading “An Incarnate Economy: Reflecting on the first gathering of the global Economy of Francesco Movement”