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Saint Vincent College professor Dr. Lucas Briola to speak about Laudato Si’

Saint Vincent College professor Dr. Lucas Briola to speak about Laudato Si’

by Public Relations | July 10, 2024

LATROBE, PA – Dr. Lucas Briola, C’13, assistant professor of theology in the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, will be a featured speaker at the “Laudato Si’: Care of Creation” event sponsored by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. 

The event will be held at 7 p.m. July 23 in O'Connor Hall at the Diocesan Pastoral Center (2900 Noblestown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205). To register, visit www.diopitt.org/laudato-si-care-of-creation.

Laudato Si’ is an encyclical written by Pope Francis in 2015. In it, Pope Francis focused on seven points: the cry of the Earth, the cry of the poor, ecological economics, simple lifestyles, ecological education, ecological spirituality and community involvement and participation.

Briola is the author of “The Eucharistic Visio of Laudato Si’: Praise, Conversion, and Integral Ecology,” which was released in 2023. Briola laid the foundation for his book with his essay, “Praise Rather Than Solving Problems: Understanding the Doxological Turn of Laudato Si’ Through Lonergan,” which won the 2021 Award for Best Essay from the College Theology Society. 

At the Saint Vincent College Spring Honors Convocation last April, Briola was presented with the Quentin Schaut Faculty Award. Named in honor of Fr. Quentin Schaut, O.S.B., an English professor and the seventh president of Saint Vincent College, the award recognizes the contributions, leadership and achievements of a junior faculty member to the curriculum and life of the College.

Dr. Lucas Briola speaks at the Saint Vincent College Spring Honors Convocation on April 24, 2024.

Dr. Lucas Briola speaks at the Saint Vincent College Spring Honors Convocation on April 24, 2024.