Caring for our Common Home:
5-Week Series on Laudato Si’
Sundays, October 16 to November 13, 2022
5:30 to 7:00 P.M.
Noel Terranova
In this 5-week series, participants will explore Pope Francis’ first encyclical, Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home. With special attention to the source document, our sessions will cover the major themes of the letter including integral ecology, global solidarity, care for the poor, technological consciousness, consumerism, and collective action. Together we will examine the anthropological causes of environmental degradation--such as climate change--and discuss how the Christian tradition provides a foundation for hope and meaningful action in response to this crisis.
We will begin each session with a simple, sustainability-minded supper at 5:30 p.m. Participants are invited to join our 7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Mass after each session.
For those interested in participating virtually, this series will simultaneously be offered online via the Zoom platform. Information on how to access the course will be provided to participants before the first gathering.
If you are unable to attend in person or online on Sundays but are interested in this content, the recording of each class will be shared with all participants weekly so you can still follow along on your own time. Please register as an online participant to receive these recordings.
Offering: $150, in-person with dinner
$100, in-person without dinner
$100, online participant
Presenter Profile
Noel Terranova
Noel Terranova is a full-time retreat team member at Holy Family. Noel studied theology and liberal arts as an undergraduate at Villanova University and holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from Notre Dame. Prior to joining the retreat team in 2021, Noel served as the editor of the online publication, FaithND, and as a residence hall rector at the University of Notre Dame. He also worked as the university liturgist in the Office of Campus Ministry at Villanova. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in theology, also from Notre Dame, with a concentration in Liturgical Studies. His research focuses on Catholic sacramental theology after Vatican II and contemporary continental philosophy.