December 16, 2011 Sr. Rose Pacatte from National Catholic Reporter If you are wandering in the 50-block area known as Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles and you ask directions to Hospitality Kitchen or where the Catholic Workers serve meals … Continue reading
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December 8, 2011 Jeff Dietrich from National Catholic Reporter They came just before dawn; they came with fire trucks and ambulances and sirens blaring; they came in helicopters with rotary blades flapping; they came marching in lock step with helmets … Continue reading
November 30, 2011 Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service from National Catholic Reporter WASHINGTON — With the first votes of the presidential primary season set for Jan. 3 at the Iowa caucuses, Catholic social justice organizations are asking local communities to help … Continue reading
November 14, 2011 Austen Ivereigh from America Magazine Speaking to some 300 representatives of the world’s major religions gathered in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi, Italy, Pope Benedict XVI opened an interreligious pilgrimage for peace on … Continue reading
We’ve put together a Catholic Comedy Night with Fritz Coleman, Jimmy Brogan, Don Fresen, Andy Kindler, Bil Dwyer, Carl Kozlowski and other pros, along with “novices” Sister Christine Bowman and Monsignor Dave O’Connell at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood on … Continue reading
October 27, 2011 Tracey Tyler, Legal Affairs Reporter from The Toronto Star M*A*S*H star and social justice crusader Mike Farrell will be in Toronto Friday for a panel discussion on the death penalty, a fundraiser hosted by the Association in Defence of … Continue reading
October 26, 2011 Dennis Sadowski from Catholic News Service Nuclear disarmament is a moral imperative that requires bold action on the part of the world’s military powers, an American cardinal and a former Secretary of Defense told a forum sponsored … Continue reading
October 25, 2011 Joshua J. McElwee, NCR Staff Writer from National Catholic Reporter Pax Christi USA, which bills itself as the national Catholic peace movement, has capped a year of transition with the appointment of a new executive director, Notre … Continue reading
October 24, 2011 Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service from National Catholic Reporter WASHINGTON — Helping people understand how the sin of racism undermines society’s ability to overcome violence and economic injustice is the top priority for Sr. Patricia Chappell as the new executive … Continue reading
October 14, 2011 Robert Dellinger from The Tidings More than 100 men and women, young adults and teenagers walked out of La Placita Church a little before 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, singing, “All we are saying is give peace … Continue reading