Friar Michael LASKY was the dialogue partner for the Australian Catholic University during its visit to Assisi.
The University’s campus in Rome offers a course entitled, “Mapping Laudato Si’ and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Structured around a critical assessment of both frameworks, faculty and students were invited to assess how the social, cultural, political, and legal aspects of the SDGs are addressed, advanced, or challenged by the moral charter of Laudato Si’ in shaping contemporary concepts of global development. The course also invited students to consider how the goals of Laudato Si’ and SDGs challenge the Church to reflect on its own commitments and practices. The visit to Assisi on November 10, 2023, was an immersion experience for the students to take a deep dive into the Franciscan intellectual tradition and spirituality. To help the students more creatively integrate the material, the final assignment of the Assisi visit was a photographic essay.
Friar Michael LASKY
