Integral Ecology: A Sacramental Vision

The Indiana Bishops’ pastoral letter on the social and ecological challenges of our time.

The concept of integral ecology helps us see more clearly how human life and the natural world are deeply interconnected. Here in Indiana, we delight in the beauty of creation—from our Great Lake and winding rivers to forests, prairies, wetlands, and farmland. As people at home in this land and pilgrims journeying toward our true home in heaven, we are called to receive creation as a gift and to care for it with gratitude and hope.”
— Archbishop Charles C. Thompson, Archdiocese of Indianapolis

Integral Ecology: A Sacramental Vision invites Catholics and all people of good will to consider a deeper, faith-filled understanding of humanity’s relationship with creation—one that recognizes the world as a gift from God and calls for responsible stewardship grounded in the sacramental life of the Church.

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