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Jun 2, 2016, 3:13 PM
Say the words “payday lender” and stories of friends, family members, or neighbors who sought quick loans to make ends meet and ended up caught in a devastating cycle of debt will begin to flow. Often, these stories begin with someone…
May 27, 2016, 1:27 PM
Rev. Graham Golden, O. Praem.
When I was seven years old, I asked if I could become a Catholic. What captured my heart and imagination at such a young age was the Eucharist; the idea that the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of Jesus…
May 13, 2016, 1:03 PM
My doctor was smiling as I woke up from the anesthesia. “You must have a very interesting job, Tom,” my doctor said. “You help people with the formation of their conscience and encourage them to take action? Very interesting.”…
May 10, 2016, 12:00 PM
In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis calls dialogue “essential” for family life. His guidelines on dialogue are easily applicable to civil society as well.
Can you imagine how this election cycle might be different if we…
May 5, 2016, 1:12 PM
Praying as community of salt and light means that we bring our reality to prayer and let prayer enlighten our reality. For us here in the Diocese of El Paso, we do this in a variety of ways but one of the most special prayer traditions we have…
Apr 28, 2016, 10:00 AM
Picture this. The biggest blizzard in years is headed towards the Mid-Atlantic, but despite this, hundreds of Catholics committed to social justice gather in Washington D.C. to pray, learn, and advocate for “Living Mercy in our Common…
Apr 27, 2016, 2:00 PM
Members of the Essex Community Organization, an MCAN affiliate in the North Shore of MA, join together at Zion Baptist Church in Lynn at a meeting with the Lynn Police Department Chief, and participate in a liturgy of justice to ground their work…
Apr 18, 2016, 12:00 PM
In yesterday’s reading from the Gospel of John, Jesus called us to be “sheep” who hear: “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” (10:27-28). Are…
Apr 14, 2016, 1:51 PM
Earth Day (April 22) is the perfect time to help Catholics in your area respond to Pope Francis’ call to “be ‘protectors’ of creation”! Here are ten ways you can celebrate Earth Day!
1. Get Catholic Climate…
Apr 11, 2016, 2:38 PM
Michael Jordan Laskey, Life & Justice Ministries, Diocese of Camden, NJ
My wife Genevieve used to work at an urban retreat and social justice education center in a poor city, which is in the former convent on the property of a…
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