Francesco Collaborative

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,” to…

“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,…

The technocratic paradigm also tends to dominate economic and political life. The economy accepts every advance in technology with a view to profit, without concern for its potentially negative impact on human beings. Laudato Si’, 109 The institutions that structure our economy are ill-equipped to handle the kind of transformation our moment requires. Consider the…

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!  Persistent…

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 protagonists…