Laudato Si’: Vision and Reality Ten Years Later (In-Person and Virtual Event)
Bernadette Rudolph, Nicholas Collura, Marianne Comfort and Philo Morris, MMS
November 2, 2025
“What [we] need is an ecological conversion, whereby the effects of [our] encounter with Jesus
Christ become evident in [our] relationship with the world around [us].
Christ become evident in [our] relationship with the world around [us].
Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue;
it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” (LS, 217)
Gather with us to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’, the watershed document that continues to inspire and challenge us. Our panel will reflect on its far-reaching impact, explore the urgent work still before us, and consider how Pope Francis’ vision remains a guiding light today.
Together, we’ll ask: How can we live its message more deeply and bring its hope to life in our communities and our world?
Facilitators
Bernadette Rudolph
Bernadette Rudolph, MA, MS is Director of Facilitation and Strategic Partnerships at Cranaleith. She has earned degrees in the liberal arts (BA, St. John’s College, Annapolis), religion and religious education (MA, Catholic University, Washington DC) and educational leadership (MS, Marywood University, Scranton), as well as a certificate in spiritual direction…
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Bernadette Rudolph, MA, MS is Director of Facilitation and Strategic Partnerships at Cranaleith. She has earned degrees in the liberal arts (BA, St. John’s College, Annapolis), religion and religious education (MA, Catholic University, Washington DC) and educational leadership (MS, Marywood University, Scranton), as well as a certificate in spiritual direction…
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Nicholas Collura
Nicholas Collura is a spiritual director and visiting retreat director at St. Raphaela Center in Haverford, PA. A board-certified healthcare chaplain and Enneagram teacher, he currently serves as a chaplain at MIT. There he also directs Radius, an ethics program committed to challenging uncritical narratives of technological progress. He earned…
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Nicholas Collura is a spiritual director and visiting retreat director at St. Raphaela Center in Haverford, PA. A board-certified healthcare chaplain and Enneagram teacher, he currently serves as a chaplain at MIT. There he also directs Radius, an ethics program committed to challenging uncritical narratives of technological progress. He earned…
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Marianne Comfort
Marianne Comfort is interim director of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team. She leads the sisters’ advocacy efforts on environmental and climate justice, coordinates the congregation’s participation in the Vatican’s Laudato Si Action Platform and facilitates the Inter-religious working Group on Extractive Industries. She also serves on…
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Marianne Comfort is interim director of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team. She leads the sisters’ advocacy efforts on environmental and climate justice, coordinates the congregation’s participation in the Vatican’s Laudato Si Action Platform and facilitates the Inter-religious working Group on Extractive Industries. She also serves on…
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Philo Morris, MMS
Sr. Philo Morris, a Medical Mission Sister, worked as a hospital secretary, Medical Technologist, Hospital Accountant, Treasurer and Administrator of Trusts, Lawyer practicing in the Pune Civil Court, India, Main NGO Representative to the United Nations for 10 years and Hospital Administration in Patna. In October 2017 she started working…
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Sr. Philo Morris, a Medical Mission Sister, worked as a hospital secretary, Medical Technologist, Hospital Accountant, Treasurer and Administrator of Trusts, Lawyer practicing in the Pune Civil Court, India, Main NGO Representative to the United Nations for 10 years and Hospital Administration in Patna. In October 2017 she started working…
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