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This year marks the 30th anniversary of Worldviews and Ecology: Religion, Philosophy, and the Environment, one of the first books in the Orbis Ecology and Justice Series.
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The ocean is profoundly peaceful and grounding – immersing even a toe in that vast salty bath can help connect us to an ancient and primordial place deep within. It can strip away the busy, noisy, technicolor trappings of the modern everyday, and for me all of this provides the bedrock on which I'm able to rebuild my sometimes waning hope.
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We're very pleased to announce some of the changes taking place here at the Forum!
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Laudato Si' Week 2023 will be taking place next week, May 21-28. The theme this year is “Hope for the Earth. Hope for Humanity.”
This year, many of the activities will be based around a new film from the Laudato Si' Movement about the encyclical, titled The Letter.