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“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers
“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers. According to RNS This time it’s the Catholic sisters versus the Koch brothers.
“Weeping over the state of labor”
“Weeping over the state of labor.” As the United States and Canada celebrate Labor Day here is something to think about from an article “A church that embraces the cross must embrace politics”
Pope tweets for Life
Benedict XVI took a break from his regular tweets to take a stand in more controversial matters, and offer his support for theMarch for Life, which will take place on Friday, January 25 in Washington, D.C. Reaching out to his nearly 2.6 million followers, he...
Ideas for Poverty & Homelessness
Although this refer to the United Kingdom there is much food for thought of Australia and the US in this program sponsored by Church Action on Poverty 2013, www.church-poverty.org.uk. As you may be aware, next week is Poverty & Homelessness Action Week. People...
CM “A Miraculous Impact”
Fr. Aidan Rooney writes "Kicking off a fundraising campaign for the Bolivian Altiplano Mission of the Congregation of the Mission wasn’t on my mind when I first volunteered for the Bolivian Altiplano Mission of the Congregation of the Mission in 2009. But today, with...
Saints who were slaves
With more than 12 million trafficked and enslaved people worldwide, the problem is enormous. But you can help. Let's abolish slavery forever. The site is part of the Catholic Relief Services campaign to free modern day slaves. THis is a cause that would have been...
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth speak on India Rape and Murder Case
Roselyn Karakattu, SCN, writes the following: On Jan. 2, I attended a meeting along with Father Philip Manthara, SJ, a few prominent lawyers, members of Mahila Samakhya and with the heads of several women's NGOs and other social activists to make some suggestions to...
