by Beth | Jan 11, 2007 | Justice and Peace
In December 2006, the 109th Congress failed to pass this funding bill for 2007, and the new Congressional leaders of the 110th Congress have indicated that they are in favor of maintaining 2006 funding levels through 2007, not increasing them. This would mean that...
by Beth | Jan 10, 2007 | Justice and Peace
Provoke’s mission is to engage you in a reflection of important contemporary issues from the perspective of your own faith as an illustration of how the principles of compassion and justice can be lived out in everyday life… To inspire you not only to...
by Beth | Jan 8, 2007 | Justice and Peace
From the January 8, 2007 LA Times Gov. to seek cuts in aid to families on welfare: Children whose parents don’t work enough or are undocumented would lose funds. While at the same time he is expected to move forward with a plan to expand health insurance to many...
by Beth | Jan 8, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The Italian Government this week formally petitioned the United Nations Security Council to initiate a process for an international moratorium on the death penalty, just days after Church and political leaders here resoundingly condemned the execution of the former...
by Beth | Dec 31, 2006 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As 2006 came to an end, capital punishment was making headlines for what it is not doing: overall declining use, waning support and recent challenges at the state levels about how it is conducted. Shifting public support for capital punishment...
by Beth | Dec 27, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Christmas challenges us to discover the face of Christ in each brother or sister that we greet, in each friend whose hand we shake, in each beggar who ask for bread, in each worker who wants to exercise the right to join a union, in each farm workers who looks for...
