Franciscans

I/We Pledge to:

• PRAY and reflect on the duty to care for God’s Creation and protect the poor and vulnerable.
• LEARN about and educate others on the causes and moral dimensions of climate change.
• ASSESS how we-as individuals and in our families, parishes and other affiliations-contribute to climate change by our own energy use, consumption, waste, etc.
• ACT to change our choices and behaviors to reduce the ways we contribute to climate change.
• ADVOCATE for Catholic principles and priorities in climate change discussions and decisions, especially as they impact those who are poor and vulnerable.

• Franciscans Friars, Province of Our lady of Guadalupe
  Friars.us
• Franciscan Vocation Office
  usfranciscans.org/home/join-us/
• Secular Franciscan Order
  www.secularfranciscansusa.org
• Poor Clare’s
  www.poorclare.org
• Franciscan Action Network
  franciscanaction.org

• US Franciscans
  usfranciscans.org
• Third Order Federations (Sister’s & Brother’s)
  www.franfed.org
• Quincy University, Quincy Illinois – Begun by the Franciscan Friars in 1859
  www.quincy.edu
• Francis of Assisi & Franciscans – A wealth of information
  www.franciscan-archive.org