by Beth | Dec 1, 2002 | Justice and Peace
“It’s time to get serious about peace. We have a Department of Defense (formerly Department of War). Why do we not have a Department of Peace?” (Item circulating among peace activists) This independent citizen’s initiative to create a United...
by Beth | Nov 23, 2002 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 22, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II met with the new ambassador of Haiti to the Vatican and stressed the duty of those who govern to be committed to the eradication of poverty. “To eliminate the profound causes of poverty and despair, to give...
by Beth | Nov 23, 2002 | Justice and Peace
Vincent’s Spirit – Food for a Journey – Fr. Joe Foley, CM If someone were thinking about being a Vincentian in any of our Communities and asked any of us in this room to say something about who we are, perhaps we would say: We are a Community with a...
by Beth | Nov 14, 2002 | Justice and Peace
As we Catholic Bishops meet here in Washington, our nation, Iraq and the world face grave choices about war and peace, about pursuing justice and security. These are not only military and political choices, but also moral ones because they involve matters of life and...
by Beth | Nov 10, 2002 | Justice and Peace
U.S. Courts Put More Barriers to Capital Punishment WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 9, 2002 (Zenit.org).- U.S.. courts are showing more doubts about the death penalty. On Wednesday, one minute before Texan prisoner James Colburn was to be taken from his cell to the death...
by Beth | Nov 10, 2002 | Justice and Peace
U.S. Courts Put More Barriers to Capital Punishment WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 9, 2002 (Zenit.org).- U.S.. courts are showing more doubts about the death penalty. On Wednesday, one minute before Texan prisoner James Colburn was to be taken from his cell to the death...
