What is Ecological Conversion?
Please use this session time to explore the following readings and resources to help inform your discussion post activity. You will also find the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group very insightful in the discussion posts.
Laudato Si: An Urgent Appeal for Action
This short you tube clips details some of the key themes in Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Laudato Si. It calls all people to an ‘ecological conversion’. This clip acts as a stimulus to begin this session on ecological conversion.
Horizons of Hope
This link takes you to the Horizons of Hope framework documents. The Horizons of Hope, the new education framework for the Archdiocese of Melbourne supports Catholic school communities to engage in dialogue about the distinctive nature of learning and teaching, leading learning, and enhancing Catholic identity in our schools. Most specifically, I would like you to explore pages 12 & 13 of the Religious Dimension document to help inform your forum response relating to ecological conversion but you are most welcome to reference all of them as they all speak to our call to ecological conversion as Catholic educators.
Ecological Conversion PDF
This power point presents some defintions and examples on the term ‘ecological conversion’ and what it might mean in your personal and professional lives.
EfS in the Archdiocese of Melbourne Document
Education for Sustainability in the Archdiocese of Melbourne is a document produced by educators, and feedback during its production considered that its great strength was the placement of education for sustainability in a Catholic context. It acknowledges and supports the very good work in Catholic social teaching that is already happening in schools and encourages those just starting out on their sustainability journey. For the purpose of this session, I would like you to read Pages 1-8.
Caritas Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching covers all spheres of life- the economic, political, personal and spiritual and it is closely aligned with our work towards ecological conversion and caring for our common home. Please visit the link listed to explore the Catholic Social Teaching Tool Kit in more detail.
Explore the Catholic Social Teaching principles and how they guide the work of Caritas Australia.
