The members of the Parish Council of Saint Paul’s offer our thoughts and prayers to our church community and for the world at large. May you daily feel the peace of God.
We are continuing to share recommended resources for insight into the current issues of social justice from a Biblical/Church perspective.
And so we invite you to prayerfully consider:
Archbishop, Pope Francis pray for victims of migrant truck tragedy
A report from an interfaith peace delegation to Ukraine
Bishops denounce gun violence and support gun control
Reflection: How is the Holy Spirit working in me amid today’s divisiveness?
Pope Francis prays for Texas shooting victims, urges stricter gun control
Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially-motivated killings in Buffalo
The future needs us to say ‘Yes”
Pray the Lord’s Prayer with all creatures
Light of the risen Christ dispels darkness of fear, pope tells young people
Sisters of Life bring their call to love to a new convent in the Catskills
Stations of the Cross for Ukraine
Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Fr. Zach, Thrive for Live and Ignacio House: Educating men in prison and beyond
Can a snowplow metaphor help white Catholics understand racial privilege?
Now is not the time to give up on solidarity
The Jesuits, MLK and the fight for racial justice
The plight of the world’s migrants worsens
Archbishop Desmond Tutu remembered
U.S. sisters help Afghan refugees restart their lives
Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rise above the tornadoes’ destruction
A drive outside a sister’s comfort zone
Finding hope amid Advent anxiety
Local farms embrace sisters’ environmental ethics
Campaign calls for canonization of Black candidates for sainthood
Faith communities gather in Glasgow to pray, pressure leaders to take climate-change action
Times are changing: “Get used to it”
Bishop Braxton: The Catholic Church was ‘largely on the wrong side of history’ on racism
Preparing for Pope Francis’ synod on synodality
Horrified by images of Border Patrol abusing Haitian immigrants?
Women are rising to new heights at the Vatican
“Global trade is here to stay. But have we reckoned with the moral costs of its conveniences?
The “sacred task” of preserving the 9/11 chapter in American History
Fr. James Martin analyzes the Pope’s restrictions on Latin Masses
Afghanistan evacuations become top priority for faith-based resettlement groups
There is no basis for a priest to issue a religious exemption to the vaccine
Lessons Learned from the Border and Honduras
Climate Change is Also a Spiritual Crisis
Millions of renters owe billions of dollars. Sisters nationwide are doing what they can.
Pope appoints new secretary of child protection commission
U.S. bishops respond to Interior Department’s investigation of Native American boarding schools
Sr. Anita Baird addresses the morality of voter rights at a Georgetown University forum
A burial site for Indigenous children was found in Canada. Could it happen here?
Act locally to break the chains of human trafficking
Prayer service recalls the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
The killing of George Floyd and the verdict are a wake-up call for America
Pope Francis’ “Vos Estis” expires in one year. How effective has it been?
“Indigenous people’s lives depend on their lands, but threats are growing worldwide”
“I am a Philipina American, and racism makes me afraid …”
National Catholic Reporter Editorial regarding hate crimes against Asian Americans
“A ‘small start”: Catholic leaders react to the Derek Chauvin conviction
Bishops Denounce Violence Against Asian Americans
The Sorrowful Mystery of Racism
Cardinal Gregory: “Healing of America’s Soul” needed for racial harmony
“Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor and Sales”
Panel: Social justice is essential to Black Catholics’ Faith
“A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth,” by Maya Angelou
Catholic Social Thought and Racial Solidarity
Cardinal Gregory on the ‘Today’ show
Bishops reauthorize anti-racism committee
Church and country need a reckoning on race
Practical steps to eradicate racism
Bishop Zubik tells Pittsburgh Catholics he cannot tell them how to vote
Voting Catholic: Racial Justice
To fight Racism, Catholics must hunger for justice like we do for the Eucharist
Environment, other issues beyond abortion are critical in voting, bishop says
Racial Justice – A Long-Time Concern
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