Catholic Social Teaching sums up the teachings of the Church on issues of justice between groups in society. It seeks to bring the light of the Gospel to bear on the social justice issues that arise in the complex network of relationships in which we live. Catholic Social Teaching promotes… Read More »What is Catholic Social Teaching?
My talk at Breaking Open the Lineamenta on YouTube
We thank you God for the gifts of memory, understanding and will. May the memory of the righteous ones who have trod this path before us encourage us to act for the justice of your Reign. May the contemplation of people and places desecrated by sin bring us to understanding.… Read More »Pilgrim Prayer
Why is the ancient practice of pilgrimage enjoying new popularity? Recently I was invited to speak at a colloquium breaking open the Lineamenta for the 2012 Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization. I was given the topic Bringing Forth Treasures Both Old and New which prompted me to reflect… Read More »Pilgrimage as a Social Justice Practice
Be with us God and guide us. Enlighten our minds to understand how we each manufacture and scatter death and destruction in what we do and what we fail to do. Move the hearts of those whose hands make instruments of death, and draw them towards life affirming livelihoods. Help… Read More »Prayer for Bomb Makers
Visit the Cluster Munitions Coalition website for the latest information on what your country is doing – or not doing – to stop the manufacture and use of cluster munitions. While you are there you will discover plenty of resources for action. Find out about the Convention on Cluster Munitions… Read More »Cluster Bomb Action