Action Alerts

JPIC Resource: Powerpoint presentation on the “Passion of the Earth” 

Visit our JPIC resource page or go right to this link to see our latest presentation for an ecological retreat that we are putting together. This presentation will guide us towards an emerging envirmnetal ethic and spirituality based on Catholic Social Teaching and the work of Fr. Thomas Berry, CP. It will then consider some realities of our suffering planet and leave us with the discussion regarding our own response to this reality.

Catholics Confront Global Poverty Campaign:

Visit the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops campaign to address Global Poverty. The Campaign is developing itself by addresing 7 root causes of global poverty. Visit the action site to add your voice to the current action related to this campaign.  

JPIC Resources: International Passionist JPIC Booklet:

Visit our JPIC resource page or go right to this link and view our International Passionist JPIC booklet in english and in spanish. Also visit our workbook resource for articles and positions on Passionist JPIC. 

Justice for Immigrants:

Justice for Immigrants is a Campaign of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. The Campaign’s primary objectives are:

• To educate the public about Church teaching on migration and immigrants;
• To create political will for positive immigration reform;
• To enact legislative an administrative reforms based on the principles articulated by the bishops; and
• To organize Catholic networks to assist qualified immigrants obtain the benefits of the reforms.

Visit the Justice for Immigrant website and get the following resources:

• Parish Justice for Immigrant Kit
• Catholic Bishops Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Jubilee USA:

Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of more than 75 religious denominations and faith communities, human rights, environmental, labor, and community groups working for the definitive cancellation of crushing debts to fight poverty and injustice in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Here are resources for your parish or congregation to participate in being a Jubilee Congregation

Fr. Rick Frechette’s Mission to Haiti:

The following blog posts from the Passion for Justice Blog offers information on the situation in Haiti, Fr. Rick’s medical mission to Haiti and how you can support this effort. At present we have only organized for financial assistance in this time of crisis. If any other form of service develops we will share it here and in our Passion for Justice Blog.

January 13, The Passion of Haiti and our response: Information about the impact of the earthquack, an introduction on who is Fr. Rick Frechette, CP and what is his mission to Haiti, and the situation of his mission. 

January 14, The Passionist Emergency Fund for Haiti: Further information on what Fr. Rick is doing in the aftermath of the earthquake and information for where to contribute financially for medical care to Haiti.

January 16, Update from Fr. Rick Frechette, CP from Haiti: A recent update on the situation on the ground from Fr. Rick and two news reports of St. Damien’s (Children’s) Hospital.