by Beth | Jun 15, 2003 | Justice and Peace
SYDNEY, June 16, 2003 (cathnews.com): “The poor are silenced, but we will not be silenced!” These are the blunt messages the St Vincent de Paul Society is taking to the Senate Inquiry into Poverty later this week. “21% of Australian households are...
by Beth | May 25, 2003 | Justice and Peace
As people in the United States celebrate Memorial Day and the supreme sacrifice made by so many we might reflect on what people through the ages and of varying traditions have said about war and peace.Reflections on war and Peace
by Beth | May 20, 2003 | Justice and Peace
The saints were out of their minds when it came to love. Their love was limitless, embracing God, humanity, nature. Considering that God became man to live on earth, that a large part of humanity is poor, that nature itself, stupendous as it is, is poor in so far as...
by Beth | May 13, 2003 | Justice and Peace
The National Pastoral LIfe Center will hold it 2003 Social Action Summer Institute at St. John’s University July 20-25.Highlights of the 17th Annual Rountable include: Track I (for new participants): “Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching: Roots in Scripture...
by Beth | May 9, 2003 | Justice and Peace
In his report to the Superior General, Fr. Joseph Foley, representative at our office at the UN, wrote that the Poverty Eradication Committee, on which he works, produced a study, which was distributed worldwide, and which contains a series of examples of “the best...
by Beth | May 9, 2003 | Justice and Peace
St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY is hosting the 2003 National Assembly of Pax Christi “A World on the Brink: A Gated Empire or Global Solidarity?” – August 1-3, 2003Michel Sabbah- Msgr. Michel Sabbah is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. As...