Living Simply So Others May Simply Live

A Passionist Journey on Caring for the Earth and Christian Simple

Living

Session 1. The Passion of the Earth

The Comeback of a Catholic Natural Theology: Catholic Social Teaching on the Care for the Earth

The Contribution of Thomas Berry, CP A New Cosmology Cosmopolis The Wisdom of the Cross

The Ecological Reality The Passion of the Earth

What will be the Passionist story: A spirituality of Penance, prayer and simplicity

Session 1. The Passion of the Earth

Session 2. The Conscious ConsumerThe Consumption

QuizCatholic Social

Teaching on Consumerism and the Commons

Looking at Private Consumption Expenditures

The Story of Stuff

Session 2. Interactive Activity:The Development of Sustania (a role playing

exercise).

Goal: To begin to understand some of the complex issues of sustainable development and how they work together.

Session 3. A Vow towardsMutual Sustainability

• Lent 4.5: Action steps for walking in the footsteps of Jesus– Christian Simplicity: Live more simply so that

others may simply live– Food: Buy and Eat our food responsibly– Consumption: Reconsider our relationship to

stuff

Session 3. A Vow towardsMutual Sustainability

• Lent 4.5: Action steps for walking in the footsteps of Jesus• Water: Conserve and

Protect the sacred Gift of Water

• Energy: Use energy more efficiently

• Transportation: Driving is the human activity which most adversely creation