La misión de evangelizar en la acción catequética a partir del cuidado del medio ambiente

Abstract

The environmental crisis that afflicts nature and, with it, humanity far from being a myth of apocalyptic nature is increasingly a reality that finds its origin in a consumerist anthropocentrism. This crisis that has its roots in the action of man, requires a change of mentality, an ecology capable of integrating not only a set of actions that prevent pollution of rivers, deforestation, the use of agrotoxics, etc., but also of a clear awareness of the role of the human being in relation to the environment, which consists in caring for and managing natural resources responsibly, promoting quality of life. Given the proposal of integral ecology, clarity is important in this regard, of an adequate anthropology, because not only humanity is the root, but the victim of what is happening with the Common House. It is appropriate to take the starting point of the reflection of the family and social environment as the nucleus of each human being, from a theological and pastoral key. The family and social environment, as the recipient of the evangelizing action of the Church, in this case catechesis, also require caring attitudes. From the pastoral theological field, we seek to identify the contributions of integral ecology to evangelizing action, recognizing in this action, lines that promote the care of the Common House from the formative contents that guide the catechesis of the sacrament of the Eucharist in the Parroquia Nuestra Señora de las Lajas.