CONTACT:  Delis Alejandro  |  310-566-1530  | 

JustFaith® is a small group process that invites participants to explore the Gospel call to compassion and justice. JustFaith is an intensive and successful model of justice education and spiritual formation that consists of weekly meetings and employs books, videos, speakers, discussion, prayer, retreats, and hands-on experiences. The intent is to provide a tapestry of learning opportunities that emphasize and enliven the remarkable justice tradition of the Catholic Church. Participants have the privilege of becoming a community with others and sharing a journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.

Sacred Air: Climate & Energy

11.12.18 |Suzanne Hall, Photo Credit: Instagram

What does the climate crisis have to do with faith? As Pope Francis lays out for us in his 2023 book Laudate Deum, everything! The intersection of climate and faith is justice: we must understand the first world’s disproportionate impact on the poorest and most vulnerable.

Through spiritual practices, sound climate education and the support of the group, JustFaith participants will move through this difficult topic with passion and resilience. Participants can expect to leave Sacred Air: Climate and Energy better equipped to address the climate crisis by mobilizing their communities, finding hope, and making personal choices that honor God’s creation.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

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I thought the class would be too much, but I signed up and grew to love my JustFaith group. I knew I was not alone and together we forged tremendous bonds of hope and solidarity. We were empowered through the class to take action, which became the seed of the St. Monica Green Team.” It changed my life!

- Meredith McCarthy (JustFaith participant 2018)

Schedule and Field Trip

Sacred Air: Climate and Energy consists of eight 2-hour zoom sessions with optional in-person experiences.

• Welcome Orientation Session (optional) Jan. 28, 7pm-8pm
• Zoom Class Sessions Mondays, Jan. 29-Mar. 18, 7pm-9pm
• Immersion Experience (optional) Date TBD – Toxic Tour with Communities for a Better Environment. Tour of LA's most vulnerable communities impacted by multiple sources of toxins and pollution.  The tour will include visits to oil refineries, ports, metal recycling facilities and other sources that are linked to asthma, birth defects and cancer. You will hear personal stories of local residents struggling to hold industry and government officials accountable for toxic pollution in their neighborhoods.

CLICK HERE FOR A DETAILED SESSIONS LIST

Learning Goals

By the end of Sacred Air: Climate and Energy, you will be able to

• Understand the basic principles of the climate crisis: what it is and what is causing it. How is the climate crisis connected to the migrant crisis, wildfires, heat islands, and sea level rise? 
• Learn about the climate crisis’s disproportionate effects on poor communities and communities of color, and discern how we can seek justice together through solidarity and advocacy.
• Manage climate anxiety and hopelessness by noticing God’s presence with us through the Holy Spirit, and experience how you might be sustained spiritually and emotionally as you learn ways to work for change. 
• Develop a personal action plan for addressing the climate crisis through advocacy, grassroots, prayer, parish-based organizing, and daily decision-making.

Materials 

Materials may be purchased online at justfaith.org. Check them out at the library or support a local bookstore. 

• The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here, Hope Jahren
• Earth Prayers, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon 
• Laudato Si & Laudate Deum, Pope Francis  (available online for free)

Register

You will receive the zoom registration link via email after registering on the St. Monica website. $35 suggested donation helps us defray program costs. Online registration ends at 5pm on Jan. 29, 2023.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

FAQs

What is JustFaith?

JustFaith® is an intensive and successful model of justice education and spiritual formation that consists of weekly meetings, and employs books, videos, speakers, discussion, prayer, retreats, and hands-on experiences. The intent is to provide a tapestry of learning opportunities that emphasize and enliven the remarkable justice tradition of the Catholic Church. Participants have the privilege of becoming community with others and sharing a journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.

Do I have to come to every session?

We realize 8 sessions can seem like a big commitment, but we think that you will find that once you get started you will wish it was longer. 

Do I have to get my own books?

Yes, but if that is a barrier, we’ve got you covered. Email and we will get you the materials. 

What if I can’t pay the registration fee?

Email regarding scholarships.

This powerful image taken by Suzanne Hall. The 2018 Woolsey Fire raced through the chaparral-covered steep canyons and burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land and destroyed or damaged hundreds of houses on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles and Ventura County. “Climate change is increasing the vulnerability of many forests to ecosystem changes and tree mortality through fire, insect infestations, drought and disease outbreaks,” a major climate assessment by the US government states.

CONTACT:  Delis Alejandro  |  310-566-1530  | 

JustFaith® is a small group process that invites participants to explore the Gospel call to compassion and justice. JustFaith is an intensive and successful model of justice education and spiritual formation that consists of weekly meetings and employs books, videos, speakers, discussion, prayer, retreats, and hands-on experiences. The intent is to provide a tapestry of learning opportunities that emphasize and enliven the remarkable justice tradition of the Catholic Church. Participants have the privilege of becoming a community with others and sharing a journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.

 

Sacred Air: Climate & Energy

 

11.12.18 |Suzanne Hall, Photo Credit: Instagram

 

What does the climate crisis have to do with faith? As Pope Francis lays out for us in his 2023 book Laudate Deum, everything! The intersection of climate and faith is justice: we must understand the first world’s disproportionate impact on the poorest and most vulnerable.

 

Through spiritual practices, sound climate education and the support of the group, JustFaith participants will move through this difficult topic with passion and resilience. Participants can expect to leave Sacred Air: Climate and Energy better equipped to address the climate crisis by mobilizing their communities, finding hope, and making personal choices that honor God’s creation.

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

 

Video Preview:

 

I thought the class would be too much, but I signed up and grew to love my JustFaith group. I knew I was not alone and together we forged tremendous bonds of hope and solidarity. We were empowered through the class to take action, which became the seed of the St. Monica Green Team.” It changed my life!

- Meredith McCarthy (JustFaith participant 2018)

 

Schedule and Field Trip

Sacred Air: Climate and Energy consists of eight 2-hour zoom sessions with optional in-person experiences.

• Welcome Orientation Session (optional) Jan. 28, 7pm-8pm
• Zoom Class Sessions Mondays, Jan. 29-Mar. 18, 7pm-9pm
• Immersion Experience (optional) Date TBD – Toxic Tour with Communities for a Better Environment. Tour of LA's most vulnerable communities impacted by multiple sources of toxins and pollution.  The tour will include visits to oil refineries, ports, metal recycling facilities and other sources that are linked to asthma, birth defects and cancer. You will hear personal stories of local residents struggling to hold industry and government officials accountable for toxic pollution in their neighborhoods.

CLICK HERE FOR A DETAILED SESSIONS LIST

Learning Goals

By the end of Sacred Air: Climate and Energy, you will be able to

• Understand the basic principles of the climate crisis: what it is and what is causing it. How is the climate crisis connected to the migrant crisis, wildfires, heat islands, and sea level rise? 
• Learn about the climate crisis’s disproportionate effects on poor communities and communities of color, and discern how we can seek justice together through solidarity and advocacy.
• Manage climate anxiety and hopelessness by noticing God’s presence with us through the Holy Spirit, and experience how you might be sustained spiritually and emotionally as you learn ways to work for change. 
• Develop a personal action plan for addressing the climate crisis through advocacy, grassroots, prayer, parish-based organizing, and daily decision-making.

Materials 

Materials may be purchased online at justfaith.org. Check them out at the library or support a local bookstore. 

• The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here, Hope Jahren
• Earth Prayers, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon 
• Laudato Si & Laudate Deum, Pope Francis  (available online for free)

Register

You will receive the zoom registration link via email after registering on the St. Monica website. $35 suggested donation helps us defray program costs. Online registration ends at 5pm on Jan. 29, 2023.

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

 

 

FAQs

What is JustFaith?

JustFaith® is an intensive and successful model of justice education and spiritual formation that consists of weekly meetings, and employs books, videos, speakers, discussion, prayer, retreats, and hands-on experiences. The intent is to provide a tapestry of learning opportunities that emphasize and enliven the remarkable justice tradition of the Catholic Church. Participants have the privilege of becoming community with others and sharing a journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.

Do I have to come to every session?

We realize 8 sessions can seem like a big commitment, but we think that you will find that once you get started you will wish it was longer. 

Do I have to get my own books?

Yes, but if that is a barrier, we’ve got you covered. Email and we will get you the materials. 

What if I can’t pay the registration fee?

Email regarding scholarships.

 

 

This powerful image taken by Suzanne Hall. The 2018 Woolsey Fire raced through the chaparral-covered steep canyons and burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land and destroyed or damaged hundreds of houses on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles and Ventura County. “Climate change is increasing the vulnerability of many forests to ecosystem changes and tree mortality through fire, insect infestations, drought and disease outbreaks,” a major climate assessment by the US government states.

 

 

 

Background on JustFaith Ministries

 

JustFaith is a small group process that invites participants to explore the Gospel call to JustFaith is a small group process that invites participants to explore the Gospel call to compassion and justice. JustFaith is an intensive and successful model of justice education and spiritual formation that consists of weekly meetings, and employs books, videos, speakers, discussion, prayer, retreats, and hands-on experiences. The intent is to provide a tapestry of learning opportunities that emphasize and enliven the remarkable justice tradition of the Catholic Church. Participants have the privilege of becoming community with others and sharing a journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.

 

JustFaith Ministries is a nonprofit organization that forms, informs, and transforms people of faith by offering programs and resources that sustain them in their compassionate commitment to build a more just and peaceful world. They offer a variety of programs and resources that teach and inform on the justice tradition of the Catholic Church and Catholic Social Teaching. JustFaith Ministries is located in Louisville, Kentucky and can be contacted at https://justfaith.org/ or by phone at (502) 429-0865.