Our province in action

NEP Justice Day ~ 26th November 2019

To read about this event see: Justice action updates page HERE

“How do we ‘carry Nano’s Lantern’ … and ‘hear the cry of the Earth and those kept poor’ “?

 

Today, more than ever before, we need people like Nano Nagle*. We need people of courage who are prepared, if necessary, to ‘spend themselves’ for love of the poor and of the planet. This is what it means to carry ‘Nano’s Lantern’ in the often dark and challenging times of the 21st century.

Speakers

Keynote speaker: Jane Mellett

Jane is Laudato Sí Officer at Trócaire, at present promoting Laudato Sí within the Church in Ireland. Jane was also Project Co-ordinator of ‘Our Common Home’, the eco-project of the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) 2018. Prior to this she has worked as a parish pastoral worker in the Archdiocese of Dublin and has many years experience of working in religious education, pastoral ministry and development education.

Pádraic Fogarty

Pádraic is an ecologist and scientist, and currently serves as Campaign Officer for the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT). Pádraic was chair of the Irish Wildlife Trust from 2008-2012, editor of the magazine ‘Irish Wildlife’ from 2009-2018. He is also author of the 2017 book: “Whittled Away – Ireland’s Vanishing Nature”.

About the day

Venue: Mount St. Anne’s Retreat & Conference Centre

Date:    Tuesday, 26th November 2019

*Nano Nagle is the founder of the Congregation of Presentation Sisters. For further information see: https://presentationsistersne.ie/the-courage-for-encounter/

‘On Care for Our Common Home’ (Laudato Si’) is a new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to “every person living on this planet” for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet.

Pope Francis calls the Church and the world to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and to join him in embarking on a new path. This encyclical is written with both hope and resolve, looking to our common future with candor and humility. (Published May 2015) http://bit.ly/316HxFB

 

Mariaam Bhatti
Justice Support Worker, Presentation Sisters NEP
JPIC Commission
Acorn Centre Warrenmount
Blackpitts
Dublin D08 W2X8

Tel: 01 416 6122       Email: nepjustice@presprone.com 

(In office Tuesdays & Thursdays).