by Beth | Sep 12, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See Mission to the United Nations, along with St. John’s University’s Vincentian Center for Church and Society and the Path to Peace Foundation, will host a side event on September 13 at the United Nations headquarters. This...
by Beth | Sep 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The Daughters of Charity of the Emmitsburg Province have adopted a corporate stance on the issue of the privatization of water.”After thorough study of the reasons for and against the use of bottled water and in solidarity with poor people throughout the world...
by Beth | Sep 7, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The Fall Ember Days are coming up, September 20, 22, and 23. These are traditional days of fasting and prayer to thank God for the gifts of nature, to teach us to make use of them in moderation, and to assist the needyRobert Waldrop of the Catholic Worker has prepared...
by Beth | Sep 3, 2006 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON (CNS) — With immigrants accounting for 15 percent of U.S. workers, the challenge for Labor Day is to “consider who we are as a nation, how our economy treats all workers, how we welcome the ‘strangers’ among us,” said the...
by Beth | Sep 3, 2006 | Justice and Peace
NEW DELHI, India, SEPT. 3, 2006 (ZENIT.org).- About 800 religious leaders from more than 100 countries participated in the 8th World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan. “At a time when religion is being hijacked by extremists, the religious leaders...
by Beth | Aug 24, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Two Filipino CM’s quietly providing help their government is not providing.A national paper in the Philippines writes as follows about two graduates of Adamson University (CM sponsored)… When criticized by Church people, the government, through its smart...