G8
Posted by ef on Tue, Jul 14, 2009
By: Alicia Donner
Vague language and time scales are the last thing our planet needs, especially as there is concern that the so-called “point of no return”—the point where climate change becomes irreparable—may lie within the next decade
Posted by gwp on Fri, Jul 10, 2009
By: Kristin Sampson
Globally there is enough food produced to feed the world. However, it is not produced and distributed in a way that guarantees livelihoods and access to safe and sufficient supplies for all people nor the long-term productive capacity of Earth’s resource base.
Posted by gwp on Thu, Jul 9, 2009
By: Kristin Sampson
G8 leaders have committed to address food security and promote sustainable agricultural development, but will they?
Posted by coc on Tue, Oct 21, 2008
By: Aldo Caliari
Source: Center of Concern
The latest word out of U.S. and European capitals is a call for a series of Economic Summits beginning in late November to look deeply into reforms of the international financial system. Some speak of a "Bretton Woods II" after the conference in the mid-1940s that created the global financial architecture we have today.
Posted by ef on Mon, Jul 7, 2008
By: John Bucki, SJ
Source: Center of Concern
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time [a]
July 13, 2008
Readings
Isaiah 55:10-11
Romans 8:18-23
Matthew 13:1-23 or 13:1-9
Calendar
July 11-13: Convention for the Common Good in Philadelphia http://www.commongoodconvention.org/
July 14: Memorial of Blessed Kateri Tekawitha - The first Native American to be declared Blessed; Patroness of ecology and the environment
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