The Integral Ecology of Laudato Si’ and a Seamless Garment

Briola, Lucas

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“…In the face of the uneven reception of Laudato Si', 129 emphasizing the doxological and eucharistic structure of the encyclical can help all Catholics, regardless of partisan stripe, to recognize that "[l]iving our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue" and "is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience." 130 As the scale of values illustrates, religious values-in this case, eucharistic praise-comprise the highest level of value and, as such, integrate the personal, cultural, and social dimensions of an integral ecology. 131 This because of its radicality and its persistence, this shift demands further reflection on the part of ecclesiologists and social ethicists alike.…”

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Praise Rather Than Solving Problems: Understanding the Doxological Turn of Laudato Si’ through Lonergan

Briola

2020

Theological Studies

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This article employs the thought of Bernard Lonergan to understand the significance of Pope Francis’s doxological and eucharistic emphases in Laudato Si’. By drawing parallels between Lonergan’s identification of “general bias” (along with the “longer cycle of decline”) and Francis’s identification of the “technocratic paradigm” (along with its “ironclad logic”), the article shows why Francis makes doxology and the Eucharist central for the care of our common home and the implementation of an integral ecology that answers the cries of the earth and the poor. This conversation illustrates the radical, while pastorally focused, character of ecclesial mission outlined by Francis in Laudato Si’.

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