Praise Be! A Call to Live Mercy in Our Common Home

Deanery 2 of the Diocese of San José presents
A Day of Reflection on Social Justice: Faith, Justice, Action!

Keynote Speaker: Fumi Tosu, M.Div., San Jose Catholic Worker

Six workshops to choose from. Topics include Care for God’s Creation, Dignity of Life, Peace and Justice, and Pope Francis’ call to “Care for Our Common Home.”  All participants will be able to take two workshops.

Information and displays from many justice groups will be available: Catholic Charities, Pax Christi, Sacred Heart Community Services, Global Solidarity, Catholic Green Initiative and more!

Registration:   $15 (received by February 18) – $20 at the door

Workshops:

Session One:

• Pursuing Peace Through Education and Interreligious Engagement – Deacon Steve Herrera, Presenter
• Human Dignity and Life: Restoring Harmony – Christine Vincent, Presenter
• Integral Ecology: The Call of Pope Francis -Tony Strawa, Catholic Green Initiative (CGI), Presenter

Session Two:

1. Care for our Common Home – A Practical Guide to Implementation for Home and Parish -Laura Barker & Katia Reeves (CGI), Stew Plock (350SV.org), and Suds Jain (CCL), Presenters
2. Advocates for Peace in a World of Chaos – Joaquin Sanchez, Presenter
3. Laudato Si: Francis Needs Us! Mother Earth Needs Us! – Stan Fitzgerald, Presenter