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HEAD, HANDS, AND HEART:
“Pope Francis called for new forms of ecological education that promote harmony within ourselves, with others, with nature, and with God. He also exhorted educators to engage head, hands, and heart so that teaching and learning can become a journey toward the integral education of the whole person.”
Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D.
Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D. is a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist who holds a doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is the Melchor Visiting Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. Her award-winning scholarship sits at the intersection of Catholic teaching and scientific inquiry, and uniquely contributes to a deeper understanding of integral ecology, science and faith.
As a response to Pope Francis’s invitation to educators in his encyclical Laudato Si’, she developed a six-part video series produced by Salt + Light TV called “Educating for Laudato Si’” which accompanies a website (PraiseBeToYou.org) and accessible educational materials developed by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist.
Funding from the Cavanaugh Council and President’s Circle supports her two-year appointment with the McGrath Institute for Church Life.
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