Apr 22

Reverencing Creation: Climate Change and Laudato Si'

Date: April 22, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Meis Recital Hall

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This final event in the Franciscan Values Lecture Series focuses on reverencing God's creation. Dr. Michael Horka speaks about the late Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si', on the care for our common home. He discusses care for God's creation in the midst of contemporary ecological crises like climate change and mass extinction of species. Allyssa Wright then shares how people in the Laudato Si' Movement have responded to the encyclical in their communities. This event is free and open to the public.

Speakers:

Dr. Michael Horka, Liberal Arts Lecturer, Briar Cliff University
Allyssa Wright, North America Programs Coordinator Laudato Si' Movement
With a special recorded introduction from Dr. Matthew Draud, President, Briar Cliff University