The fully-funded program is sponsored by Institute of Sisters of Mercy in Australia and Papua New Guinea (ISMAPNG), and supported by other Religious Institutes, Catholic Religious Australia, and Catholic Earthcare.
“Inspired by Laudato Si’, Laudate Deum and ancient Indigenous wisdom, the program is intended to empower and equip leaders for a future which presents many unknown challenges in light of the climate crisis and other related existential threats,” the ISMAPNG website said.
The fellowship will be offered to a small group of committed emerging leaders who will engage with a range of components of learning and experiences over 18 months to better enable them and their communities to respond to these challenges.
In the words of Pope Francis, “the ecological crisis is also a summons to profound interior conversion” (LS 152). Therefore, one of the essential components will be exploring the interconnections and rich inspiration of our faith traditions, our spirituality and integral ecology.
“Selected fellows will ideally already be exploring their own integral spirituality and are curious about how this might inspire communities toward living in greater harmony within Earth’s limits,” the website said
Fellows will be required to invest time and energy to actively engage in all components during and after the program, taking up opportunities to engage within a unique network and contribute to the efforts, within the broader Church community, on Integral Ecology into the future
