Here at Francesco Collaborative, we’ve found that curating a shared culture gives us the freedom and courage we need to move differently as a community. Our community practices, which guide how we show up in collaborative spaces, lay the foundation for this culture. One of these practices, grounded in the understanding that each of usContinue reading “Better Together”
Author Archives: Kelli Hickey
Roots & Horizons
It’s been 3 years since our first gathering, the “workshop” that sparked the Francesco Collaborative. Then, it was an experiment, a simple and spirited question inspired by Pope Francis’ invitation to build the Economy of Francesco: What would it look like to come together with friends and colleagues for authentic discussions about faith, the enduringContinue reading “Roots & Horizons”
‘Voices from the Amazon’ – A Catholic Call to Defend the Rainforest, Empower Indigenous and Women’s Leadership, and Take Action
Join us on Tuesday, November 19th at 12pm EST for a webinar focused on the Catholic call to witness, accompany, and act on the suffering in Amazonia. RSVP here. Abuelo Francis calls the Amazon the “lungs of our planet.” Right now, our lungs are struggling to breathe—massive fires are burning, the river is at itsContinue reading “‘Voices from the Amazon’ – A Catholic Call to Defend the Rainforest, Empower Indigenous and Women’s Leadership, and Take Action”
The Prophetic Edge of Our Role as Catholic Investors
By Sr. Maamalifar M. Poreku (MSOLA), Executive Co-Secretary of the JPIC Commission USG and UISG A prophetic edge for Catholic investors is urgently needed to enable a paradigm shift away from economic systems geared towards the maximization of profit at all costs. ECONOMIC DOMINANCE The capitalistic intention to control economic power has led to aContinue reading “The Prophetic Edge of Our Role as Catholic Investors”
The Mystery of the Trinity and Integral Ecology
“I will point to the intimate relationship between the poor and the fragility of the planet, the conviction that everything in the world is connected, the critique of new paradigms and forms of power derived from technology, the call to seek other ways of understanding the economy and progress, the value proper to each creature,Continue reading “The Mystery of the Trinity and Integral Ecology”