LSAP Synodal Journey
Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP) Synodal Journey:
Evangelize Encounters with Christ in All Creation
Theme: On the Road to Emmaus
Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. — Luke 24:13-14
Through baptism, loving God, our neighbors and all of creation is foundational to our Christian faith. Grounded in Catholic Tradition, we are called to spread the Joy of the Gospel and act for the common good. In our time, the Holy Father’s encyclical letter, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, invites us to evangelize the Gospel and manifest the common good with the use of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP). To inculcate the LSAP within the Local Church, parishes are coming together on a synodal journey to build the roadmap for this sacred call to action.
Pope Francis calls the Church to rediscover its deeply synodal nature. Synodality enables the entire People of God to:
- Walk together, like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, listening to the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.
- Participate in the mission of the Church in the communion that Christ establishes between us.
- Put into practice the truth of the Church, that we are a pilgrim and missionary people of God.
As Christian Catholics we are called in virtue of our baptism to be active participants in the life of the Church. In parishes — pastors, parish staff, parish councils, school boards, finance committees, lay ministry leaders, youth — we are all invited to listen to one another in order to hear the promptings of the Holy Spirit, who comes to guide our human efforts, breathing life and vitality into the Church and leading us into deeper communion with Christ, our neighbor, and all God’s creation.
2024 Archdiocese of Chicago LSAP Synodal Journey Road Map (June 2024 – This document is being discerned by the Archdiocese of Chicago LSAP Commission and will be available soon).
2024 Synthesis Emergent Themes by LSAP Goal (June 2024 – This document is being discerned by the Archdiocese of Chicago LSAP Commission and will be available soon).
2024 Graph of Synthesis Emergent Themes Corresponding to LSAP Actions (June 2024 – This document is being discerned by the Archdiocese of Chicago LSAP Commission and will be available soon).
2024 LSAP Synodal Journey Participants’ Reflections
Materials for the LSAP Synodal Journey
