Keynote - Living the Gospel: Our Call to Care for Creation

Driven by the operation of what Pope Francis calls the "technocratic paradigm" and fueled by indifference, the ecological crisis threatens the lives of all of Earth's creatures—human and otherwise. On a deeper level, this crisis stems from humanity's inability to perceive its interconnectedness with the rest of the universe. After illustrating the nature and origins of the crisis, this keynote offers resources for formulating a "creation imagination" oriented toward justice for all creation. Drawing on Ignatian spirituality and the witness of the martyrs of El Salvador, this address concludes by suggesting some concrete steps for reorienting our vision and taking action for ecological and social justice.