b'CL A SSROOM A PPLIC ATIONDOWNLOAD THIS: SMP.ORG/ASPIREVOL1Reflecting on Laudato si:Continuity, Change, and ChallengeAfter reading Continuity, Change, and Challenge, gather for discussion with members of your department or faculty, or use the following prompts in a classroom discussion with your students. 1 Pope Francis proposes a notion of integral ecology, which inseparably connects human development and ecological sustainability. Do you fi nd yourself compelled by or resistant to this concept? Why?2Pope Francis says that an adequate approach to ecology must integrate questions of human and social justice, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor (LS 49). Why do you think he proposes this link between the earth and the poor? What issues might it entail?3What do you think about the critique in Laudato si that our technological prowess has become confrontational with nature? If you agree with Francis, what part of his argument do you fi nd most convincing? If you disagree with him, why?4Laudato si calls for ecological education and conversion. What are three specifi c ways that each could be catalyzed at your school or in your community?The discussion prompts are adapted from Laudato si: Continuity, Change, and Challenge, by Walter E. Grazer, in All Creation Is Connected, edited by Daniel R. DiLeo (Winona, MN: Anselm Academic 2018), 42-43. Copyright2018 by Anselm Academic. All rights reserved. www.anselmacademic.orgCLASSROOM APPLICATION 15'