WelCom December 2022
Jim McAloon, chair of the Archdiocese Ecology Justice and Peace (EJP) Commission and a Sacred Heart Cathedral parishioner, welcomed Cardinal John Dew, EJP Commission members, friends and parishioners to a special Cathedral Parish Eucharist celebration on 2 October – the final day of the 2022 Season of Creation. The celebration marked the archdiocese signing up to the Laudato si’ Action Platform. Seven years ago Pope Francis issued his landmark encyclical letter ‘Laudato si’ – Caring for our Common Home, said Jim. ‘The Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development has established the Laudato si’ Action Platform, working with everyone to address the ecological crisis. We have now signed up to it committing to working together to discern appropriate ways of achieving this.’