by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Billboards (Link no longer active)- The Welcome the Immigrant Billboards are a collaborative project of (Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Region VI and Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC).LCWR passed the following resolution at the 2012...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2012 | Justice and Peace
The U.S. bishops have joined more than 130 organizations urging legislation to help reunite children who have been separated from family members due to immigration measures against their parents reports the Catholic News Agency. The Help Separated Families...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2012 | Church
Saying the Catholic Church has a history of working with immigrants and the oppressed, Bishop Denis J. Madden voiced his support for the DREAM Act July 18. Bishop Madden appeared at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, along with the school’s president,...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2012 | Justice and Peace
“The concept of “labor priest,” epitomized by Msgr. John Egan and Msgr. George Higgins in the 20th century, has been given a new twist to meet the realities of the 21st century”, reports the Catholic News Service. “The priests —...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Drawn from documents of the US Bishops and Catholic Social Teaching this unit on the movie “Hunger Games” aims to help students understand the personal and lived experience of immigrants, and how Catholic Social Teaching offers principles and values that...
