Article
Posted by ef on Wed, May 7, 2008
By: Bill Griffin, CFX
Source: Center of Concern
World Food Crisis- The Center of Concern's Education for Justice project has prepared a resource designed to provide a clear overview of the current food crisis and the conflicting economic forces at work behind the scenes.
Posted by coc on Fri, May 2, 2008
By: John Bucki, SJ
Source: Center of Concern
Pentecost Sunday
May 11, 2008
Readings
Acts 2:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13
John 20:19-23
Calendar
May 11: Pentecost
May 15: International Day of Families
Quotes
The Church herself will never cease putting questions,
trusting in the help of the Paraclete, the Spirit of truth.
Posted by coc on Wed, Apr 30, 2008
By: John Bucki, SJ
Source: Center of Concern
Seventh Sunday of
Easter [a]
May 4, 2008
Readings
Acts 1:12-14
1 Peter 4:13-16
John 17:1-11a
Calendar
May 8: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
[See: http://www.redcross.org/news/in/easles/030502WRChistory.html
]
May 11: Mother's Day in the USA and some other countries as
well
May 11: Pentecost
Posted by ef on Sun, Apr 27, 2008
By: John Bucki, SJ
Source: Center of Concern
Ascension [a]
Thursday, May 1, 2008 or Sunday, May 4, 2008
Posted by ef on Thu, Apr 3, 2008
By: Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Source: Shalom Center
In 1968, a young Jewish activist politically active in the peace movement was devastated by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In a moving reflection, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an internationally renowned Jewish leader in the global struggle for justice, recounts "how my deadened Jewish soul was reborn out of the death of Martin Luther King. Now when I praise the God Who "gives life to the dead," I mean it."
Posted by gwp on Fri, Mar 28, 2008
By: Maria Riley, O.P.
Source: Center of Concern
Feminist Political Economy focuses on the provisioning of human needs and human well-being. It employs gender as a defining category and focuses on the actual lived experience of women, men and families and what it means to be a human person.
Posted by cedc on Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Iraq War resources: Fact Sheet, Talking points, Questions, Resources, Policy paper, Recent Church statements on Iraq, Article: False Sectarianism and the Battle for Oil: Monopolizing Power in Iraq (Raed Jarrar)
Posted by cedc on Thu, Mar 27, 2008
International Relations: International Relations and the Global Common Good, Talking points, Questions, Multilateral Institutions, Nuclear non-proliferation, Bulletin Inserts
Posted by cedc on Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Immigration Resources: Immigration Issue Paper, Immigration and the Law, Educational materials on Human Dignity, Catholic Bishops 5 Points on Immigration, Bulletin quotes, Talking points, Questions for candidates, Challenging the Immigration Rhetoric, Powerpoint on Immigration
Posted by cedc on Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Common Good Framework Resources: Election 2008: Voting the Common Good (a framework paper), A Vision for Engaging: Election 2008, Educational materials on Common Good, A press release (for your local media), Talking points, Questions for candidates, A group process, A draft blog entry (for you to personalize), A church bulletin insert