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Blog - Posts from 2016
Dec 28, 2016, 3:26 PM
Marie Dennis, Co-President, Pax Christi International
Many people around the world are living and making peace, caring about each other, and striving for social justice and right relationships with the rest of creation. Yet, war, gang violence,…
Dec 21, 2016, 3:47 PM
The closing of the liturgical year and the Feast of Christ the King fell, this year, just after the U.S. presidential elections. Such timing prompts me to ask, what does God’s reign look like on earth? Among a divided world, how does one rule with…
Dec 14, 2016, 1:50 PM
Tom Dwyer, National Voice of the Poor Committee Chair, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In the wake of the tumultuous, divisive, and bitter 2016 Presidential Election marked at times with unspeakable vulgarity and personal character attacks the…
Dec 12, 2016, 5:06 PM
Pilgrims hold up images of Our Lady of Guadalupe during an annual pilgrimage in her honor (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)
The journey of life is difficult at this time for Hispanics in the United States. Many have friends and…
Dec 7, 2016, 1:50 PM
Fr. Jacek Orzechowski, OFM
Tuesday night, Nov. 8, I stayed awake past midnight, anxious to find out the results of the Presidential Election. Finally, I rested my weary head on a pillow. “O God where are you in the midst of all…
Dec 6, 2016, 1:50 PM
“Welcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed you.” Rom. 15:7.
Melissa Hastings, Policy Advisory, Migration and Refugee Services/USCCB
Forced migration is a stark reality facing millions. With more displaced persons than ever…
Dec 2, 2016, 5:01 PM
Jean Hill, director of the Peace and Justice Department, Diocese of Salt Lake City
Not so long ago, members of the Diocese of Salt Lake City’s Peace and Justice Commission met with two Muslim couples to talk religion. We shared food,…
Nov 22, 2016, 4:18 PM
Every November, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, we are grateful for food, the ability to feed our own families, and the need to ensure our entire human family has enough to eat.
Our holiday table reminds us of many other important tables: tables…
Nov 17, 2016, 7:55 PM
Dominic and his children get their boarding passes for Rome
Rome was an amazing trip – it was more than I ever imagined, and to have my wife and children join me was the icing on the cake! I’ve dreamed of being able to take my family…
Nov 15, 2016, 2:00 PM
The USCCB collection to support the Catholic Campaign for Human Development will be taken up in parishes nationwide on the weekend of November 19-20. Please give generously.
Pope Francis reminds us, “we Christians are called to confront the…
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