by Beth | Sep 17, 2005 | Justice and Peace
NEW YORK, SEPT. 16, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Rancor and political maneuverings transformed the 60th General Assembly of the United Nations into a “missed opportunity of staggering proportions,” said Caritas Internationalis. The Vatican aid organization, in a...
by Beth | Sep 16, 2005 | Justice and Peace
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2005 SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY STATEMENT has been released complete with preaching notes and study aids.We have a light. It shines for our lives, but it also attracts others who are in need. We cannot know who will come, when, or why, but...
by Beth | Sep 4, 2005 | Justice and Peace
California Catholic Bishops have come out in support of Proposition 73: Parental Notification Prior to Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy….Vincentian Father Richard Benson, academic dean and moral theology chair of St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo...
by Beth | Sep 1, 2005 | Justice and Peace
So reads the title of a recent article in AMerica Magazine. “when people think of issues on which the Catholic Church is providing leadership in society, labor is not the first that comes to mind.”While Catholics in general care about the low-wage workers,...
by Beth | Aug 28, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Open letter to Burmese authorities issued an appeal on 19 May 2005 to put an end to violence towards the Burmese opponent Aung San Sun Sun Kyi. Open letter to Burmese authorities [22/08/2005] As Patricia de Nava demonstrated it recently, in her capacity as Doctor...
by Beth | Aug 27, 2005 | Justice and Peace
This site is a portal to the emerging dialogue within religious and spiritual communities on ecological issues. This dialogue shows great promise for sustaining biological and cultural diversity. In varied ways religions have been containers of symbolic language...