{"id":2,"date":"2017-10-03T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-03-14T19:18:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T19:18:55","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-shadow avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/27224662334_2ca72e176a_o.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top center; ' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style='padding-bottom:0px;font-size:60px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1  blockquote modern-quote modern-centered   av-inherit-size '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Reconciling God,<br \/>\nCreation and<br \/>\nHumanity<\/h1><div class ='av-subheading av-subheading_below  ' style='font-size:28px;'><p>An Ignatian Examen<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div style='height:25px' class='hr hr-invisible  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center '><a href='https:\/\/isnmerch.myshopify.com\/collections\/ecological-examen' class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-theme-color avia-size-large avia-position-center '   ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue871' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >ORDER Eco-Examen Prayer Cards and Booklets<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:24px; color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Scroll down for the Eco-Examen virtual experience.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='hr hr-default  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div style='padding-bottom:10px;font-size:28px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  av-inherit-size '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Reconciling God, Creation, and Humanity is a reflection tool to heed Pope Francis\u2019 call in Laudato Si\u2019 to care for creation and to reconcile our relationship with God, creation and one another as expressed in the 36th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus. <\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">With this in mind, this Ecological Examen asks you to reflect on your personal relationship with creation, to acknowledge and amend your ways and to promote ecological justice by standing in solidarity with those most impacted by environmental harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>WHO CAN USE THIS EXAMEN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This Ecological Examen is a&nbsp;tool for prayer, reflection and action as individuals in their home, parish, school, university or community deepen our call to care for creation and the most vulnerable. Please join the Ignatian Family in seeking a conversion of heart to embrace ecological justice and Pope Francis\u2019 call to care for our common home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='hr hr-default  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Pope_Francis_Palo_1-2-1500x1028.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top right; ' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  flex_column_div first  \" style='padding:20px; background-color:rgba(243,243,243,0.9); border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px;font-size:30px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4  blockquote modern-quote   av-inherit-size '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Summary<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:16px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>1. I give thanks to God for creation and for being wonderfully made.<\/b> <span class=\"s1\"><i>Where did I feel God\u2019s presence in creation today?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>2.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I ask for the grace to see creation as God does \u2013 in all its splendor and suffering. <\/b><i>Do I see the beauty of creation and hear the <\/i><i>cries of the earth and the poor?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>3.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I ask for the grace to look closely to see how my life choices impact creation and the poor and vulnerable.<\/b> <\/span><i>What challenges or joys do I experience as I recall my care for creation? How can I turn away from a throwaway culture and instead stand in solidarity with creation and the poor?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>4.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I ask for the grace of conversion towards ecological justice and reconciliation.&nbsp;<\/b><i>Where have I fallen short in caring for creation and my brothers and sisters? How do I ask for a conversion of heart?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>5.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I ask for the grace to reconcile my relationship with God, creation and humanity, and to stand in solidarity through my actions.&nbsp;<\/b><i>How can I repair my relationship with creation and make choices consistent with my desire for reconciliation with creation?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>6.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I offer a closing prayer for the earth and the vulnerable in our society.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-full-stretch av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/abi_full_disk_low_res_jan_15_2017.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center; ' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.5; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  '><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:50%; border-color:#ffffff;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:24px; color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Begin the Examen<\/span> <\/strong>by placing yourself or your group in a posture that allows you to be open to the ways the Spirit is working in you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">There are six steps in the Examen. Go at a pace that works for you: pause at sections in the Examen that you would like to reflect more on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are in a group, consider discussing what emerged in your personal Examen once you are done with the reflection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  '><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:50%; border-color:#ffffff;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div id='layer_slider_1' class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  container_wrap sidebar_right'    style='height: 721px;' ><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\"><i>Ignatian spirituality invites us to recognize that all that <\/i><i>we are, the person we are now and the person we are becoming, the possessions we have and the earth we inhabit, <\/i><i>is all a gift from a loving Creator. <\/i><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>I begin my Examen by centering myself in the midst of God who is the God of unconditional love and infinite creativity. I imagine how this God of love created the beauty of the universe.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely. Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor person\u2019s face. The ideal is not only to pass from the exterior to the interior to discover the action of God in the soul, but also to discover God in all things.\u201d <sup>1<\/sup><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I see that God is part of every facet of creation, operating in the world in the smallest organism to the greatest mountain range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I give thanks to my God who created all the Earth, all the creatures upon the Earth, the fishes of the sea, the birds that soar through the skies, the water that gives us life and all humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I give thanks to a God who molded me in my mother\u2019s womb and who crafts me into the person who I am today. I thank God for my life and for all that God has provided me to sustain this very life. I recognize all I am and all Creation that surrounds me is a gift from God. <sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/New_Holy_Alice2.jpg' alt='' title='New_Holy_Alice2'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/9453372078_2892f8586b_o.jpg' alt='' title='9453372078_2892f8586b_o'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Header):<\/i><\/b><i> The view from Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House in Sedalia, CO. Image Credit: Stephen Redden<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Top Right): <\/i><\/b><i>Alice New Holy and her granddaughter, members of the Lakota Tribe. Image Credit: Don Doll, S.J.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Bottom Right):<\/i><\/b><i> A participant in the JRS food security project in Giteranyi, Burundi. Image Credit: Jesuit Refugee Service<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div id='layer_slider_2' class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  container_wrap sidebar_right'    style='height: 721px;' ><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\"><i>Ignatius invites us to look down upon the world from the eyes of God the Trinity. God looks at the Earth and sees the great diversity of the world, the goodness of all Creation and the different people who live in the world today. <sup>3&nbsp;<\/sup><\/i><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>I ask for the grace to look at the world as God does \u2013 to see the world in its infinite goodness, diversity and interconnectedness.<\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely. Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a leaf,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I see the close relationship between all creatures and our common home and how we are dependent on one another for our mutual well-being.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Like God, I rejoice in how the earth and the creatures and people who inhabit it are all wonderfully made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But like God, I also hear \u201cthe cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.\u201d <sup>4<\/sup><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I hear how \u201cthis sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her.\u201d <sup>5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I see signs of our sins reflected in the \u201csymptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life.\u201d <sup>6<\/sup><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I see how indigenous peoples have been displaced from their lands and seen their water contaminated due to an economic system that prioritizes profit over people and the common good. I recognize how a \u201cthrowaway culture\u201d discards not only things but people as \u201cleftovers,\u201d and how it is the poor and vulnerable who suffer most from climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I see how poor people and persons of color disproportionately live in neighborhoods near industries that produce contamination and waste, whether in urban cities, rural areas or in precious natural biomes such as the Amazon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I see how poverty, inequality and globalization contribute to \u201csocial exclusion [and] an inequitable distribution and consumption of energy and other services.\u201d <sup>7<\/sup> I am pained by the increasing negative impacts of globalization on the earth and humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Pope Francis exclaims, we cannot ignore the cries of Creation, the poor and the earth who \u201cis among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor.\u201d<sup> 8<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC_0034.jpg' alt='' title='DSC_0034'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/honduros02-1030x579.png' alt='' title='honduros02'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Above): <\/i><\/b><i>REPAM is a Latin American Catholic church transnational network created to <\/i><i>respond to the challenges facing the people of the Amazon and their natural environment.<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Image Credit: Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Above):&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Farmers from the northern Honduran village of Nueva Esparanza. Residents here chose to fight back when a global mining corporation attempted to usurp their land. Hundreds of human rights abuses and murders have been linked to such land disputes in Honduras.&nbsp;<\/i><i>Image Credit:&nbsp;<\/i><i>Jeremy Zipple, S.J.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div id='layer_slider_3' class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  container_wrap sidebar_right'    style='height: 721px;' ><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-full-stretch av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll   container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/34004393671_e59f9f5f84_o-1500x1004.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top left; ' data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.8; background-color: #ffffff; '><\/div><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\">I ask for the grace to look closely at my own life and the decisions I have made. I ask myself how do I care for the gift of creation and the resources of the Earth, which are meant for the benefit of all, including our brothers and sisters around the world and future generations? How do my choices impact the environment and people in my community, nation and around the world, particularly the poor and vulnerable?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><i>Choose one or two of these <\/i><i>questions to reflect upon each time <\/i><i>you do this prayer:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>How present am I to the world around me? <\/b>How do I show my love for God through my respect for creation and my neighbor? How does my environment shape who I deem to be my neighbor or part of my community? Who is left out?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>How can I move away from a throwaway culture?<\/b> How can I demonstrate care for creation and solidarity with my brothers and sisters and the most vulnerable?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Where are the most polluted areas of my community and in the world?<\/b> Who lives there?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>How do I use water throughout my daily life? <\/b>How am I a responsible steward of this gift? How do my consumption patterns and demand for energy impact the availability of clean water for communities in my country and around the world? Who has access to clean water, a basic human right, and who does not?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cAm I aware that my use of power here disempowers another environment somewhere else?\u201d<\/b> <sup>9<\/sup> How can I be more conscious of the impacts of our demand for energy, be it increased carbon emissions from coal, oil and gas, increased deforestation or the potential contamination of a community\u2019s access to clean water. Could I live with less energy?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Do I recognize that eating is a moral act and that \u201chow I treat my food is how I treat my home?\u201d<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Do I take more than I can eat?\u201d <sup>10<\/sup> <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Do I waste a lot of food when many around the world are hungry? Am I conscious of where my food is grown and under what conditions? Am I aware of the energy and water that went into the production of my food, and the impact on the environment?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><em>Image Credit: Teresa G\u00f3mez \/ Entreculturas<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div id='layer_slider_4' class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  container_wrap sidebar_right'    style='height: 721px;' ><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>In my desire for reconciliation with creation, I ask God for forgiveness and the grace of ecological conversion.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I acknowledge the ways in which I personally have chosen convenience, selfishness, and greed over ecological and social justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I also acknowledge the ways structures, patterns, and cultures of sin impact my life, the lives of people on the margins and the earth. Through my recognition of where I have fallen short in caring for creation and my brothers and sisters, and through God\u2019s mercy, I pray for a conversion of heart to amend my ways. I seek through my prayer and actions to reconcile myself with God, creation and humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I ask for the grace to become someone who chooses to see the world through the eyes of the marginalized and acts to contribute to a more socially and ecologically just society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Seeing the joys and suffering of the Earth and its creatures and persons across the globe, I also see \u201csigns of God\u2019s work, of the great ministry of reconciliation God has begun in Christ, fulfilled in the Kingdom of justice, peace and the integrity of creation.\u201d<sup> 11&nbsp;<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/34004393301_548b68ce71_k-1030x1030.jpg' alt='' title='34004393301_548b68ce71_k'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Above):&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><i>Image Credit:&nbsp;Sergi C\u00e1mara \/ Ethiopia<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div id='layer_slider_5' class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  container_wrap sidebar_right'    style='height: 721px;' ><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>God calls us as caretakers of the earth not simply to take the earth\u2019s resources for our own benefit, but to use the earth\u2019s resources to praise, reverence, <\/b><b>and serve God. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">By working for environmental justice and reconciliation with creation, we reverence the God of love and co-labor with God towards Christ\u2019s own mission of reconciliation and love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We \u201care called to help heal a broken world,\u201d to embrace a culture of solidarity and encounter. This means embracing a new sustainable path forward and a \u201cnew way of producing and consuming [that] puts God\u2019s creation at the center.\u201d <sup>12<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I ask for the grace to reconcile my relationship with God, creation and humanity. With the entire Ignatian Family, I take up this challenge by identifying personal concrete action steps to live more sustainably.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>In what ways can I pray at home and with others for reconciliation with creation and for a conversion of heart to embrace ecological justice?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>In what ways will I seek to live more simply (in my home and community) and to make choices consistent with my desire for reconciliation with creation? <sup>13<\/sup><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>In what ways through my actions can I stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable who are disproportionately affected by the environmental crisis?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>In what ways will I advocate for environmental policies that care for creation and the most vulnerable?<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_8381-copy.jpg' alt='' title='img_8381 copy'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-hover-deactivate   avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><\/div><\/div><\/div><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20690239_1533554373349594_104673962129044480_o-1030x686.jpg' alt='' title='20690239_1533554373349594_104673962129044480_o'   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Header):<\/i><\/b><i>&nbsp;Students prepare fields for planting through Creighton\u2019s Schlegel Center for Service and Justice.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>(Above): <\/i><\/b><i>Catholics joined the People\u2019s Climate March in 2017. Image Credit: Robert Christian, Millenial Journal<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>(Above):&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><i>Food justice projects bring local, sustainably grown foods to underserved communities. Image Credit:&nbsp;Erin Yeager<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll   container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-color: #002a00; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/33292069844_d51b3caa9c_o-1500x1000.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top left; ' data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.2; background-color: #ffffff; '><\/div><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  flex_column_div first  \" style='padding:20px; background-color:rgba(243,243,243,0.9); border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px;font-size:30px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4  blockquote modern-quote   av-inherit-size '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Prayer<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:18px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In concluding our Examen, we give thanks to God for the gift of creation. We ask for God\u2019s help and guidance so we may care for creation and the most vulnerable among us, strengthened in our common pursuit for ecological justice.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>\u201cA Prayer for Our Earth\u201d&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>All powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.<\/p>\n<p>You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">We thank you for being with us each day. Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><i>(Laudato Si\u2019, n. 246)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_5' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll   container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-color: #002a00; '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style='padding-bottom:10px;color:#ffffff;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote   '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About the Creators of the Examen:<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"http:\/\/jesuits.org\/whatwedo?PAGE=DTN-20130520124035\"><strong>Office of Justice and Ecology of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mission of the Office of Justice and Ecology (OJE) is to help the president and provincials of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States reflect the Jesuits\u2019 work for reconciliation on issues such as immigration and economic, criminal, juvenile and environmental justice.<\/p>\n<p>The OJE is the voice of the provincials to the Church, governments, nongovernmental agencies and others, advocating on behalf of the poor and other marginalized communities and encouraging others to do the same. The OJE serves as the principal liaison with the international Society of Jesus, particularly with the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology at the Jesuit Curia in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Equally as important, the OJE helps the Jesuit Conference fulfill the mandate of General Congregation 36 for developing Jesuit, Ignatian and other networks by collaborating and cooperating with various groups and encouraging them to live a faith that does justice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\"><strong>Ignatian Solidarity Network<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN), is a lay-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that networks, educates, and forms advocates for social justice animated by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the witness of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador and their companions. ISN has over 90 partner institutions across the U.S. and Canada, high schools, universities, parishes, and social ministries within the Jesuit network and larger Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_6' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style='padding-bottom:10px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote   '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Citations:<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><strong>Above:&nbsp;<\/strong>Image Credit:&nbsp;Sergi C\u00e1mara \/ Entreculturas<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><sup>1<\/sup> Pope Francis, Laudato Si\u2019, 233.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><sup>2<\/sup> Based on the Contemplation to Attain Divine Love from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 234-236.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><i><sup>3 <\/sup>Contemporary paraphrase of the Incarnation Meditation of the Spiritual Exercises of&nbsp;<\/i><i>St. Ignatius, 106.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><sup>4 <\/sup>Pope Francis, Laudato Si\u2019, 49.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><sup>5 <\/sup>Ibid, 2.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><sup>6 <\/sup>Ibid, 2.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><sup>7<\/sup> Ibid, 46.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><sup>8 <\/sup>Ibid, 2.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><i><sup> 9, 10<\/sup> Greg Kennedy, S.J., <a href=\"http:\/\/ignation.ca\/2014\/10\/28\/ecological-examen\/\">Ecological Examen<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><i><sup>11<\/sup> General Congregation 36, Decree 1: Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice, 3. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><i><sup>12<\/sup> General Congregation 36, Decree 1: Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice, 29.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><sup>13 <\/sup>General Congregation 36, Decree 1: Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice, 30.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecologicalexamen.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}