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- World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
- World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

The Season of Creation spans five weeks between the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1) and the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4).
This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis, “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation as well as his pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live."
This encyclical, drawing its name from St. Francis' Canticle of the Creatures, reminds us that earth is our common home and that we must care...
Based on Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ (On Care for our Common Home), this book presents thirty well-designed lessons on learning what we can do—in the...
Christ’s call to love thy neighbor has taken on new importance in our time. This little booklet is an easy way to equip your entire...
Here Stephen Binz takes one of the key issues of our day and examines it from a biblical point of view. He invites readers to...
Our brand-new sticker book captures the awe and joy of the Creation story as found in Genesis 1. Children learn about God’s loving goodness as...
God’s boundless love and mercy, our need to live in God’s love and mercy, and our need to go out into our world as “missionary...
Love Thy Neighbor Gift Set Get deeper meaning of the new encyclical with this collection. By reading the Bible and praying each day - and...
Special Encyclical Parish Pack Receive the Fratelli Tutti Encyclical book, On Fraternity and Social Friendship Group Reading Guide, and the Walking Together in Friendship booklet—ALL for a SPECIAL discounted price...
In a violent world, and amid the reality of catastrophic climate change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Where can we turn to find the courage...
Press out the figures from this activity sheet and share the story of Jesus joining his disciples for a breakfast on the beach. The entire...
With St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creatures to inspire you, here is an invitation to pause, to color, to meditate, and to pray. It...
This powerful encyclical is Pope Francis’ “cry from the heart” to all people of the earth to see beyond their differences—indeed to work with their...
In this plain-English study guide, acclaimed scholar and theologian Bill Huebsch makes Pope Francis’ message in Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship even more...
Pope Francis has chosen this time to issue a new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship, acknowledging the perils of both our divisions...
Henri Nouwen and the Art of Living Anniversary Collection Release date for the Nouwen Art of Living Collection is April 1, 2021. Stay tuned for...
In Reupholstered Psalms, Greg Kennedy offers us 50 psalms “sung new” that speak to our current experience: consumerism, terrorism, climate change, forced migration, the extinction...
All Are Welcome Here is a new Praise and Worship style collection by John Burland that continues in the tradition of faith that many have...
A perfect handout if your congregation invites the community for an annual blessing of the animals. Included on the back is the text of Genesis...