Virtual Good Friday Way of the Cross for Economic and Ecological Justice
Join us on Good Friday, April 15, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, for the 2022 Virtual Economic and Ecological Way of the Cross.
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Environmental Justice
Climate change is at the center of the environmental challenges facing the global community. Maryknoll missioners around the world witness firsthand the devastating impacts of the changing climate, most egregiously on those who have contributed least to climate change, communities that are poor, powerless, and pushed to the margins by society.
We educate for environmental justice by first clarifying and deepening our own comprehension of these insights: that every creature has the right to be; the right to its habitat; and the right to make its own contribution to all of life. We believe that the global failure to protect our Common Home has become, in reality, a simultaneous assault on the poor and a form of environmental racism.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ encyclical “On Care for Our Common Home“
MARYKNOLL REFLECTIONS ON LAUDATO SI: Ecological conversion: Called to hope, spurred to action
POLICY BRIEF: Climate Change and Care for Creation
WEBINAR: Climate Change and the 2020 Elections
ARTICLE: Maryknoll Missioners Take Climate Action
SPECIAL PROGRAM: Integral Ecology Program
NEWSLETTER: Encounters Where Faith, Economy, Ecology Meet
World Water Day 2022
Tuesday, March 22, is World Water Day. On this day we remember that about 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe water. Lack of access to clean water drives…
Letter to Pres. Biden: Accelerate Clean Energy Transition
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed onto the following letter calling on President Biden to invest in renewable energy to help transition the world off fossil fuels, especially in light of the conflict in Ukraine.
“Stand with Ukraine” Letter: End Fossil Fuel Dependency
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 450 organizations across 49 countries in signing the following letter urging nations to stop importing Russian gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion and to transition rapidly to a renewable energy economy.
Guatemala: Historic Mayan Land Rights Case
A Mayan land rights case against the Guatemalan state has reached the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San José, Costa Rica.
Building a Circular Economy
The concept of a circular economy that reduces and repurposes waste is gaining momentum around the world.
UN Climate Report: Latest Alarm Bell
MOGC issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2022, in response to the latest UN climate report.
UN Climate Report: Latest Alarm Bell on the Climate Crisis
With a report like this, world leaders cannot say they didn’t know a deadly future is at hand. The report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change exposes what the world can no longer deny – the incalculable loss of life, culture, livelihoods, and biodiversity from the climate crisis. These losses and damages will only increase with each increment in temperature rise unless we act together in solidarity to protect our Common Home.
Lenten Reflection Guide 2020: A Journey Toward Ecological Conversion
This Lent, we invite you to reflect on your relationships with God, neighbor, and all creation.
Advent Guide 2019: Journey of Hope
During this Season of Advent, the members of the Inter-religious Working Group on Extractive Industries invite you to join them on a journey of hope, as we reflect on the the challenges and wisdom of indigenous communities and environmental human rights defenders in the Amazon region of South America.
Lenten Reflection Guide 2019: Uniting, Healing, Renewing
The Catholic Church in Kenya is focusing the 2019 Lenten Campaign on the theme “Uniting, Healing and Renewal of our Nation…God’s Gift.”
Ask Congress to Stop Illegal Deforestation
Take action to protect forest ecosystems and forest dwellers. Congress has an opportunity to pass the Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2021, a…
Webinar: The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed
Join the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and the Inter-religious Working Group on Extractive Industries for a program with authors Robin Broad and John Cavanagh tonight, Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. The authors will speak about their new book, “The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed,”…
Tell the EPA: Stop Toxic Methane Emissions
Take action: Send a comment to the EPA in support of lowering methane emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule under the Clean Air Act that would…
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Joe Thaler, MM, reflects on respecting and valuing our neighbors, especially those who are marginalized. This reflection was originally published in 2013.
Climate Change: Fierce Urgency of Now
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement as a reaction to the UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021.
Maryknoll Sister Human Rights Hero
Maryknoll Sr. Patricia Ryan was recently recognized in Peru for her work over nearly 50 years defending Indigenous rights amid land exploitation in the Latin American country.
The Future is at Hand: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives on the Global Pandemic
Time: 3pm – 4pm Eastern Time Have the past two years impacted the way we think about the future? This public lecture is sponsored by the Laudato Si Research Institute for theologians, ethicists, philosophers, and anyone interested in critical analysis of contemporary social theory. Register here In this lecture, Dr Emmanuel Nathan will analyze how and…