Franciscans
The St. Francis Pledge
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.
Helpful Links
- Franciscans, Sacred Heart Province
www.thefriars.org - 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