Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home
The Catholic Church’s principles of social doctrine, based in Sacred Scripture and natural law, are the primary lens through which the Indiana Catholic Conference evaluates public policy. In an effort to uncover the richness of the Church’s social tradition, the Indiana Catholic Conference is hosting a series of discussions on the core documents of this doctrine and its implications for the lives of Catholics in Indiana.
This year, we are discussing Laudato Si, the second encyclical letter of Pope Francis. We encourage you to read along with us as we stream live discussions with clergy, religious, and lay experts in Indiana.
Each session airs live at 12pm EST on Facebook, and recordings will be available on Youtube for those unable to join.
August 12: Read Chapters 1 & 2 Beforehand
Topic: The Gospel of Creation
Speaker: Phil Sakimoto, Ph.D., Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
August 19: Read Chapters 3 & 4 Beforehand
Topic: Integral Ecology
Speakers: Sarah Mundell, Sr. Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick, OSB
August 26: Read Chapters 5 & 6 Beforehand
Topic: Ecological Education and Action
Speaker: Fr. Terry Ehrman , C.S.C.
September 2: No Reading
Topic: Laudato Si in Indiana
Speakers: Fr. Christopher Droste, Laura Sheehan
Rights, Responsibilities and Religious Freedom
Join Catholic Charities - Social Concerns of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the Indiana Catholic Conference on July 1, 2021 from 12:00- 12:45 pm (EST) for the fourth of a seven- part series of prayer services. This month we will pray and reflect on the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Rights and Responsibilities and how that informs our beliefs about Religious Freedom as Catholics in the United States.
Thanks to the generous support by a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, we will be led in prayer by Alexander Mingus, Associate Director of the Indiana Catholic Conference, and Laura Sheehan, Project Coordinator for Catholic Charities- Social Concerns of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Beyond Secular Politics
For over fifty years, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) has served the Church in Indiana as the Catholic voice in state and national politics. The work of the ICC, however, remains largely unknown among Catholics in the Hoosier State.