Change for Global Change

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Welcome to
Change for Global Change!

Our 2023-2024 Campaign is underway and we are into all-things-new, along with the tried-and-true! For many years the Sisters of Saint Joseph worldwide have made Care for Creation a priority of our Mission. The Philadelphia congregation established Change for Global Change as a practical way to invite all people of good will to learn about the state of our planet and the eight million people who call Earth ‘home,’ and to do something positive to keep Earth and its people healthy.

These goals have not changed, but some of our processes have. Where do you see yourself fitting into our Mission? Check out these building blocks for a sustainable future:

Our Lifesaving Work

Who We Are

Change for Global Change is a 501(c)(3) organization founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia in 2006. With even greater urgency, our organization represents a necessary response to the unmet needs of persons who are poor, marginalized, and vulnerable by committing to the flourishing of Earth through sustainable practices.

What We Do

We raise awareness of sustainability issues that affect the lives of every person on our planet. We collect donations – large and small–from caring people, so that joining together in a neighbor-to-neighbor, across-the-street and around-the-world effort, we can make a difference in the lives of our sisters and brothers in need. This allows us to provide grants for sustainability projects sponsored by our Sisters and Associates throughout the world, where the people they serve lack many basic necessities, especially potable water.

Join Us

We welcome your partnership in this important work, in all ways. Becoming involved can include making a donation, helping us educate others, or joining us in making small but ecologically-impactful changes at home that celebrate and heal our amazing planet Earth.


Board of Directors

Sister Margaret Jude Sullivan, SSJ

Sister Susie Thornton, SSJ

Sister Dorothy Urban, SSJ

Sister Donna Breslin, SBS

Dannah Addalli,  Associate in Mission

Mary Vanderhoof,  Associate in Mission

Pope Francis and Laudato Si'

“Laudato Si’, mi’ Signore!” – “Praise be to you, my Lord!”

 
“Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs.” St. Francis of Assisi
 
Saint Francis reminds us that our home is like a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us and a sister with whom we share our life. (The Vatican, 2021) 

 

 

 

Watch this video to learn:

“Ten Things You Need to Know About Pope Francis’ Laudato Si”  

 

Integral Theology and an Ecological Conversion

 

In 2015, Pope Francis wrote his second encyclical, Laudato Si’, in which the Holy Father addresses not only Catholics, but all people on the planet. Laudato Si’ calls us toward sustainability in the spirit of integral ecology. Integral ecology can be understood broadly as the  connection between humans and our environment. Pope Francis stresses that everything is connected. This means that our approach to ecology must be holistic.

Ecology goes beyond care for the natural environment. It embraces the vast network of relationships between all that is. Integral ecology requires “an integrated approach to combatting poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.” (LS n 139)

Pope Francis calls us to undergo an “ecological conversion.” But what does this mean? What is an ecological conversion?

Laudato Si Movement defines ecological conversion as the “transformation of hearts and minds toward greater love of God, each other, and creation. It is a process of acknowledging our contribution to the social and ecological crisis and acting in ways that nurture communion: healing and renewing our common home.”

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