by Beth | Jan 7, 2005 | Justice and Peace
January Is “Poverty In America Awareness Month” – New Media Campaign Focuses On Solutions To Poverty Catholic Campaign for Human Development leads effort to raise awareness of community-based programs that work to break the cycle of poverty. WASHINGTON (January...
by Beth | Dec 29, 2004 | Justice and Peace
As Christmas approaches, Christians ask themselves: Am I an optimist or a pessimist? The answer is found in a prayer in the season’s liturgy: “Lord, we feel unworthy servants of Thee and sadly feel all the evil that makes our life empty. Give us however...
by Beth | Dec 26, 2004 | Justice and Peace
“If some are gripped by worry about the future and find themselves at a standstill, there are also young people all over the world who are inventive and creative. “”A Future of Peace” by Brother Roger, Taizé Community “God has plans for a...
by Beth | Dec 8, 2004 | Justice and Peace
Today, December 7, marks the 39th anniversary of the landmark document “Gaudium et Spes” from the Second Vatican Council. There was a compilation of the Church’s Social Agenda in 2000 and a new official compendium was released just about a month...
by Beth | Dec 4, 2004 | Justice and Peace
A moving letter from a member of the AIC in Ukraine describing the danger to democracy there..Dear friends and colleges! I have never written a letter to so many people in the same time. What makes me to do this is that DEMOCRACY IN UKRAINE IS IN BIG DANGER!!! Our...
by Beth | Dec 3, 2004 | Justice and Peace
The AIC international President, Anne Sturm, sent the following statment of solidarity with the people of Urkaine. – The AIC has been very active in the Urkraine over the past few years.The AIC, in solidarity with volunteers from Ukraine, supports the Ukrainian...