Advent 2023 | Raise Up The Good

The Cry of Humanity and the Cry of Earth are in essence one and the same; interrelated and interconnected. 
Pope Francis alerts us to this when he says in Laudato Si (LS),

“Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it. (LS 139)  Environmental deterioration and human and ethical degradation are closely linked. (LS 56) They result in social exclusion, an inequitable distribution and consumption of energy and other services, social breakdown, increased violence and a rise in new forms of social aggression… (LS 46) What is urgently needed is an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.” (LS 139)

We hope and pray these video and music resources will not only bring comfort and hope to you and your communities, but also inspire and empower you during this Advent season and beyond to continue to contribute, each in your own way, to the integral ecology of peace and justice for Mother Earth and all her people.

Join us this Advent in raising up the good in our humanity by singing and praying this anthem, RAISE UP THE GOOD,
that I have composed for our troubled world.

 Thank you.
Blessings to you,
Monica Brown

 Please share this chant with your family, friends, community and colleagues
 by way of raising up the goodness of our humanity.