Fifth Sunday of Easter
Sr. Janet Hockman served as a missioner in the Marshall Islands and in Nepal.
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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
Maryknoll signs on to Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders
Just days before the signing of the Paris Climate Accord, hundreds of religious leaders send a statement to world leaders at the United Nations in New York.
Act for Earth Day – more than a day
Join a nationwide prayer at Noon on April 22 and find out what other events are happening near you from April 15 – 24.
Maryknoll joins 120 religious communities in urging Congress to support the Green Climate Fund
We urge Congress to support the $750 million budget request for the Green Climate Fund to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and respond to the needs of the most vulnerable.
Second Sunday of Easter
This week’s reflection is written by Sr. Mary Ann Smith, who spent many years as a missioner in the Philippines.
Green Climate Fund webinar
Tuesday, March 29, 1:30 p.m. EST. Register at http://bit.ly/GreenClimateFundwebinar.
Take action for the Green Climate Fund
Solving the climate crisis is a global effort that will take years. Ask Congress to keep up support of the Green Climate Fund.
Urgent! Honduras: Email Congress by Monday
Ask your Congressional representative to sign on to a “Dear Colleague” letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Treasure Jack Lew calling for justice and peace in Honduras.
Faith groups celebrate the United States’ first contribution to the Green Climate Fund
A broad coalition of faith-based organizations, including the Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns, celebrates the United States’ first disbursement of $500 million to the Green Climate Fund.
Urgent! Honduras: Protect Gustavo Castro Soto
The life of Mexican human rights defender Gustavo Castro Soto is at grave risk in Honduras! Please send emails and call now!
Philippines: First environment summit
The “First Philippine Environment Summit: Breakthroughs and Innovations toward Sustainable Development” was held in Manila in February to address environmental issues that impact sustainable development.
Guatemala: Indigenous peoples’ rights
In February, Maryknoll Sister Ann Braudis joined fellow Maryknoll Sister Eva Canales in Guatemala to investigate human and land rights violations perpetrated against poor and indigenous people.
Trade: WTO rules against climate action
The World Trade Organization ruled against India’s national solar mission, a major initiative to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenges.
Laudato Si’ – A prophetic challenge
On February 28, 2016, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns brought Columban Father Sean McDonagh to the Maryknoll Mission Center in New York, to speak at an event celebrating the release of Fr. McDonagh’s Orbis book, “On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si’: The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment.”
Take action: ¡Berta Cáceres presente!
Urge the State Department to assist the government of Honduras in finding and holding accountable the murderers of Berta Cáceres.
Path from Paris
A two-page flyer about the issues raised in the Paris Climate Agreement and what you can do to support this important global call to action on the environment.
Lenten Reflection Guide 2016
This 16-page guide offers reflections, questions, prayers, and actions based on the Gospel readings and the teachings of Pope Francis in Laudato Si’.
TPP trade deal: How it threatens our climate and what we can do
Join us for a webinar on Jan 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6789834317999264514 After years of closed-door negotiations, countries are about to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade pact that would threaten climate and environmental policies across the world. The TPP would increase greenhouse gas emissions, hurt our ability to keep…