Laudato Si’: Vision and Reality Ten Years Later
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 (Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia). Bernadette is a visionary thinker whose practical lens leads to results. She is an engaging presenter and creative thought partner. She is committed to welcome, mercy and respectful dialogue. She knows from experience that, if people come together in true partnership, they will find themselves creating…
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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 (Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia). Bernadette is a visionary thinker whose practical lens leads to results. She is an engaging presenter and creative thought partner. She is committed to welcome, mercy and respectful dialogue. She knows from experience that, if people come together in true partnership, they will find themselves creating…
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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 a Master of Divinity and trained as a spiritual director at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. A former Jesuit, Nicholas has also ministered on several college campuses, at a L’Arche community in the Pacific Northwest and at juvenile halls and adult state prisons in California. His…
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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 a Master of Divinity and trained as a spiritual director at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. A former Jesuit, Nicholas has also ministered on several college campuses, at a L’Arche community in the Pacific Northwest and at juvenile halls and adult state prisons in California. His…
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Marianne Comfort
Marianne Comfort serves as justice coordinator for Earth, racism, and women for Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. She coordinates Mercy’s federal advocacy on climate change, environmental justice, and voting rights. She serves on the board of the Laudato Si’ Movement, a global movement to engage Catholics in climate and environmental justice, ecological spirituality, and sustainable lifestyles.
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Marianne Comfort serves as justice coordinator for Earth, racism, and women for Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. She coordinates Mercy’s federal advocacy on climate change, environmental justice, and voting rights. She serves on the board of the Laudato Si’ Movement, a global movement to engage Catholics in climate and environmental justice, ecological spirituality, and sustainable lifestyles.
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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 as a volunteer in the Office of Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and is the Justice Promoter for Medical Mission Sisters, North America. In June 2022 Sr. Philo graduated as a Laudato Si Animator. Qualifications – Masters (LL.M) and Bachelor’s degree in law, Pune University, Degree…
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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 as a volunteer in the Office of Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and is the Justice Promoter for Medical Mission Sisters, North America. In June 2022 Sr. Philo graduated as a Laudato Si Animator. Qualifications – Masters (LL.M) and Bachelor’s degree in law, Pune University, Degree…
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