Days of Prayer and Fasting (Fall Ember Days)

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...

US Bishop's On Labor Day

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...

Religious Leaders Focus on 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...

Adamson's Pride, Officials' Shame

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...

Putting Labor into Labor day Services (USA)

Labor day can be a time for highlighting aspects of Catholic Social Justice Teaching.In the richest country in the world, more than two million full-time, year round workers live below the poverty line, struggling to pay for necessities such as food, housing,...

Plan to End World Poverty Off-track

MELBOURNE, August 14, 2006 (theage.com.au): Brendan Nicholson reports for The Age – An international plan to halve global poverty by 2015 is running well behind schedule — and most of Australia’s neighbours are among the countries most in need. In a report...
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