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Oct 6, 2016, 8:09 PM
In this past Sunday’s first reading, the prophet Habakkuk, who lived in a time of "strife" and "clamorous discord" (Hb. 1:3), cries out to God for assistance. God urges him to wait faithfully, for the "the rash one has…
Oct 4, 2016, 1:45 PM
Ricardo Simmonds, Environmental Policy Advisor, USCCB
Thirty years ago in Assisi, on October 27, 1986, Pope John Paul II sponsored a historic meeting among the world’s religious leaders to pray for peace. “On that day I heard the…
Sep 29, 2016, 12:00 PM
On a recent drive home from work, I pushed “play” on my audiobook to pass the time in traffic. It’s not an unusual activity for me, but what I didn’t anticipate was my own bittersweet heartbreak.
As the author shared…
Sep 27, 2016, 12:00 PM
This is an excerpt of a lecture by Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez at Boston College Sept. 8, 2016 during an event sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center.
Immigration reform is one of the great issues of our day. It’s…
Sep 21, 2016, 5:56 PM
“Lord, who shall be admitted to your tent and dwell on your holy mountain? He who walks without fault; he who acts with justice…” - Psalm 15:1-2
This past Friday, Monsignor Marvin A. Mottet, diocesan priest for the Diocese of…
Sep 20, 2016, 2:06 PM
Cheryl Sommer
In his encyclical, Laudato Si’, Pope Francis notes: “[Business] can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the areas in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service…
Sep 14, 2016, 6:50 PM
Ray Kelly
It was already 90 degrees at 9:00 am on this Saturday morning, not the ideal day for a clean-up effort. The forecast was for a heat index of 115 that afternoon. None-the-less, we were on a mission and we had a job to do. I am the…
Sep 7, 2016, 2:12 PM
Deacon Al Turner, MTS[/caption]
We as Christians know that we are called to "love our neighbor as our self." If we want peace we must work for justice - and peace does justice. The way of the world is to seek and hold on to power, to…
Sep 1, 2016, 12:30 PM
Contemplating the sunrise when we crossed the Tyrolean Alps
Let me begin with a little known story about the Pope. When Pope Francis was a young priest in Argentina, he was appointed rector of the Jesuit seminary. One of the first things he did…
Aug 30, 2016, 1:50 PM
Here in the Diocese of Stockton, California, we are living out our call to care for God’s creation and God’s people. The Environmental Justice Program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton sees addressing our concerns about…
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