We are inclined to label “wolves,” who are so often the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized.
Social Justice
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Black Lives Matter in Canada, too
In a country known for maple-syrupy trivialities and over-politeness, the idea that the U.S.-based campaign against police brutality could secure or even need a national foothold may come as a surprise.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Activists seek immediate halt to Algonquin pipeline near NY’s Indian Point nuclear plant
Activists are demanding that the New York Senator take a stand against the Algonquin natural gas pipeline.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In South Africa a Jesuit church will remain a sanctuary, but not a meeting place for ending fees conflict
The vice chancellor had to be escorted out of the church, over the sanctuary and through the back entrance, protected by clergy, peace monitors and organizers of the meeting.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The ‘safe and neutral space’ of Jesuit church closes amid South African university crisis
“Since genuine attempts to dialogue and find a resolution to the crisis seem to have ended, Trinity is regrettably no longer available as a venue for meeting,” the Jesuits said.
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News Briefs
In his message for World Food Day on Oct. 14, Pope Francis urged consumers to take responsibility for their use and waste of food and actions that harm the environment. • The Diocese of Baton Rouge has been helping flood victims deal with the stress of “letting go” and adjusting to
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Doctors Against Assisted Suicide
Two Catholic organizations are calling on physicians to urge the American Medical Association to maintain its current stance against physician-assisted suicide. The call from the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Catholic Bioethics Center
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
How to protest like a Catholic Worker
What you’re against—war, consumerism, global warming—is only half of the equation.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
The way Wells Fargo treated its employees is the real scandal
Wells Fargo reports that over the last five years it has terminated 5,300 employees for “inappropriate sales conduct.” Not one of the bank’s top managers received a pink slip.
Posted inPolitics & Society
We often ask, “Who is my neighbor?” Why does the answer always surprise us?
In the face of the mounting political crises over immigration, is it possible to bring a renewed perspective to this question?