“Everything is Connected: Ethics, Factory Farming and Care for Our Common Home”

Join the Felician Sisters of North America for an engaging and transformative webinar on the urgent call to care for our common home, inspired by Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’.

This conversation will examine our moral responsibility toward all of creation—including animals—and the ethical implications of modern factory farming. As we reflect on the interconnectedness of environmental, social and economic systems, we are invited to consider how our choices impact the earth, the dignity of all living beings and the future of our global community.

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Andrew Domzalski, Madonna University
Dr. Andrew Domzalski is director of the B.A. in Animal Studies program and chair of the Department of Humanities at Madonna University. His work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, with a focus on religious perspectives on animals, particularly Christian understandings of animal souls and redemption. He teaches courses including Animals in Religion and Do Animals Matter? and has published and presented in his field. For more than twenty years, he has engaged students in service-learning through collaboration with the Detroit Zoo.

Dr. James Robinson, Iona University
Dr. James Robinson is a clinical lecturer in the Religious Studies Department at Iona University and director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit. He is the author of Beyond Factory Farming: A Contemplative-Prophetic Approach to Food (Orbis, 2026). At Iona, he received the Catherine McCabe Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching. A GreenFaith Fellow, he is actively involved in Catholic communities committed to ecology and justice and volunteers regularly with Maryhouse Catholic Worker in New York City.

Kim Korona, VegMichigan
Kim (she/her) is a Program Manager at VegMichigan, where she leads outreach efforts including presentations, the 30-Day Plant-Based Pledge, tastings, Meetups and community tabling. She also supports education initiatives with the city of Ann Arbor, works with organizations and food service businesses on plant-forward practices, contributes to social media and administrative work and serves on the VegMichigan Antiracist Committee.

She previously held roles in humane education, community engagement and academia, including at H.E.A.R.T., Michigan Humane and the University of Denver, and has long-standing experience in plant-based advocacy and animal protection organizations.

Kim holds an M.Ed. from Cambridge College (Institute for Humane Education), a Certificate in Humane Education and a B.A. from Goddard College.

Sister Jean Sliwinski, CSSF, moderator
Sr. Jean Sliwinski, CSSF, is a member of the Felician Sisters of North America and serves as Provincial Environmental Sustainability Coordinator and Laudato Si’ Action Platform Coordinator, advancing environmental stewardship across the congregation’s ministries. She also chairs the congregation’s Socially Responsible Investment Committee and serves on the board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. She holds associate degrees in Ophthalmic Dispensing from Erie Community College and in Food Service Management from Villa Maria College, a bachelor’s degree in Management from Houghton College, and a master’s degree in Environmental Management and Planning from American Public University.