by Beth | Aug 12, 2006 | Justice and Peace
On Sunday, July 23rd, Pope Benedict XVI gave a short presentation in the parish church of the village of Rhemes Saint-George, which was a meditation on the 2nd lectionary reading for that Sunday. Here is the text of his presentation.”Now in Christ Jesus you who... by Beth | Aug 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
‘American inequality almost took a giant step forward with the Senate’s effort to gut the estate tax,” Father Rooney said. “I find it unconscionable that House leaders pushed this effort at the expense of a straightforward vote for a minimum wage... by Beth | Aug 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Eduardo Gómez, VinPaz Consultant, writes of VinPaz and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Haiti 2003-2006 The winter 2002, Gene Smith, President of the Council of the United States, invited me to serve on a recently created commission. The International President,... by Beth | Aug 6, 2006 | Justice and Peace
POPE BENEDICT has insisted on an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, directly challenging the American-led position that conditions are not yet right for a halt in fighting. Speaking on Wednesday in St Peter’s Square, where he... by Beth | Aug 4, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Deacon Arnold Hernandez, a Texas-born farm worker who is now a Vincentian evangelist, tries to comment about the squalor suffered by these legal guest workers to farm owners and operators.HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Our Sunday Visitor) – There’s a barn in southeast... by Beth | Jul 30, 2006 | Justice and Peace
In this moment I cannot help think of the situation, ever more grave and more tragic, that the Middle East is going through: hundreds of dead, many wounded, a huge number of the homeless and refugees; houses, towns and infrastructure destroyed; meanwhile, hatred and...
