Why has Pope Francis written a document on ecology? Today, on a special edition of the SLHour, we deacon-struct the Encyclical on the Care of our Common Home with special guest, environmental engineer and Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE, chair of the Environmental Science and Studies Department of the University of St. Thomas in Houston. This program was taped with the generous help of Madeline Johnson at the Radio Ministry of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Email us your comments or send us a direct voice mail message by clicking on the tab on the right side of this webpage --->     This program is available thanks to the support of our generous donors. Thank you for your donation to keep the SLHour on the air. Learn more… Read Laudato Si'. Watch The Ecology Encyclical: Care for Our Common Home, a panel discussion, hosted by Sebastian Gomes. Watch Sr. Damien Marie Savino's interview with Alicia Ambrosio on Vatican Connections. And to learn more about the Catholic approach to ecology, watch Creation.