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Plastic – A Day of Trying to Break Dependence

I’m a prisoner to plastic. It’s hard to admit. My brain is plastered with multiple social media images of “plastic soup.” It lingers there like Muzak—constantly in the background but without my paying it much attention.  But recently, the time came to examine my own...

Called to Love: Policy and Advocacy

Charity is not charity unless accompanied by justice. --St. Vincent de Paul Seeking lasting justice and peace in our world are goals of the United Nations and the Church.  The good that can result from their shared efforts is evident in this month of Mary, Queen...

Amazon Synod, Indigenous Peoples, The Planet…

“I am convinced that climate change, and what we do about it, will define us, our era, and ultimately the global legacy we leave for future generations. Today, the time for doubt has passed.”  Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The...

Continued Vincentian Response to the Airstrikes on Syria

In his article, Violence begets violence, Catholic sisters say, about airstrikes on Syria, Chris Herlinger of the Global Sisters Report interviewed Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, one of two DC representatives at the United Nations, regarding the airstrikes on Syria: "We have...

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