Slovenian Take on Ecological Conversion
How seriously do you take the environmental crisis—both locally and globally? Why is the Catholic Church calling for an “ecological conversion”? And what role do the Jesuits play today, in Slovenia and around the world?
Slovenians often take pride in our “green paradise beneath Triglav,” as writer Ivan Cankar once described it. From hiking and outdoor sports to environmental stewardship, farming, and care for our natural surroundings, nature is a deeply ingrained part of our national identity. We crown mountain peaks with crosses, decorate altars with flowers, bless our lands, and walk through fields and forests to quiet our hearts in personal prayer. In these moments, we too join in the ancient hymn of St. Francis of Assisi: “Praised be You, my Lord!”—a song that mystically embraces the heavens and the earth, life and death. Sometimes we are also drawn into even older biblical verses on creation, such as the Canticle of the Three Young Men in the Book of Daniel (Dan 3:51–90), which inspired Francis himself...
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