by Beth | Oct 6, 2004 | Justice and Peace
The Vincentian CM site in Australia has a series of backgrounders relating to how the major election coming up this Saturday affects the poor and the marginalized. (Some interesting parallels with discussions in the US.)These stories reflect the issues as looked at...
by Beth | Oct 3, 2004 | Justice and Peace
In preparation for the feast of All Saints the Center for Concern has put together a litany of saints from around the world who worked for social justice.The file is in PDF format and can be downloaded.
by Beth | Oct 2, 2004 | Justice and Peace
NEW YORK, OCT. 1, 2004 (Zenit.org).- It is not possible to fight against terrorism without identifying and addressing its underlying causes, the Holy See said at the United Nations. Terrorism, in fact, was one of the main issues addressed at a U.N. session Wednesday...
by Beth | Oct 1, 2004 | Justice and Peace
From the Detroit News: “To pay for federal tax cuts, many programs that served the working poor were reduced or eliminated as the deficit grew. This report shows that the amount of money millions of Americans now pay for services ranging from child care to...
by Beth | Sep 29, 2004 | Justice and Peace
Joseph Foley, CM, Congregation of the Mission Representative at the UN writes of the Social Agenda of the Congregation at the UN 2004-2005″Playing one’s role in the United Nations (as a member of civil society and as a representative of a non-governmental...
by Beth | Sep 20, 2004 | Justice and Peace
Fr. Robert Maloney, CM, former Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, has written a reflection on peace in today’s troubled world.” I have been asked to write a Vincentian reflection on peace. The topic is very...
