by Beth | Dec 29, 2005 | Justice and Peace
All eight New York dioceses are taking part in a multistep implementation plan for “Restoring the Covenant: A Pastoral Letter on Society’s Responsibility to the Poor and Vulnerable.” The New York state bishops released the letter last March and...
by Beth | Dec 21, 2005 | Justice and Peace
The Vincentian Family Coordinating Group commissioned a Task Force to explore the tempting offer of Dennis Holtschneider, CM to establish a National Center for the Visibility of the Poor at DePaul University in Chicago. The group is composed of 15 members from various...
by Beth | Nov 22, 2005 | Justice and Peace
A SVDP letter from National President Joseph Flannigan was entered into the Congressional Record by Representative Barney Frank (Massachusetts) on November 8. Representative Frank referred to the letter on the Housing Trust Fund in his address to the House of...
by Beth | Nov 8, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Fr. Gregory writes of his experience with the Community of Sant’Egidio to promote a “Campaign of Humanization in prisons and in the fight against the death penalty.” A first step in this campaign is to take a census of those who work in prisons, know a little about...
by Beth | Oct 28, 2005 | Justice and Peace
For the past two years, St. John’s faculty and staff have been assisting the Holy See’s Observer Mission at the U.N., offering consultation, advice, and even active advocacy on such issues as women’s concerns and the environment. From the pages of the Long Island...
