A Social Concerns Blog from Members of the Passionist Community
Globalization’s impact on the Family:
The phenomenon of Globalization and the emerging cosmology that this blog has addressed recently will impact all aspect of society. It is the social concern of Catholic communities like our own to reflect and evaluate how this phenomenon will impact the most basic social unit, the family. Our reflection asks the following question: do parents/guardians ... Read more
Solidarity vs. Subsidiarity
There are two pertinent “principles” that the church has proposed within its social teachings which at first glance may appear contradictory: subsidiarity and solidarity. When the Catholic Church started promulgating its social teaching with Pope Leo XIII in 1891 priority for the social order was given to subsidiarity. However, in the recent development of social teachings ... Read more
A New Cosmology
Passionist “eco-theologian” Fr. Thomas Berry, CP had been suggesting that we are heading towards a new cosmological framework. His claim was that the Cenozoic Era (the era of new life the earth has experienced during the last 65 million years) was passing away and our hope for the future is what he termed the emerging Ecozoic Era. This ... Read more
Catholic Social Justice
In the recent months there has been much debate in the media with regards to the activities of faith based communities including the Catholic Church with regards to the value of social justice ministries. Some have suggested that the ministries of social justice are not authentic Christian ministries and that they are a cover for ... Read more
A Time to Serve: A Reflection from Passionist International Volunteer
By: Brendan O’Leary It is strange to want to summate something as the first steps towards the rest of you life. I stood at the door of the retreat house for St. Paul of the Cross Monastery in Pittsburgh not entirely sure of what awaited me, but with what I considered a reasonable understanding of where ... Read more
Passionist JPIC Advocacy Update
Throughout the year the Passionist office for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation has worked on issues of social concern. It is an objective of the office to promote advocacy on these issues especially where they impact our community’s concerns or spirituality. During the spring members of our community engaged in a number of ... Read more
Passionist Volunteers International (Jamaica)
Passionist Volunteers International (PVI) has a volunteer mission in Jamaica, West Indies. This year and in the past the volunteers who come here have lived and served in an area known as Stony Hill, located on the very northern edge of Kingston. The volunteers serve in four area missions, each with their own church that ... Read more
Letter from Fr. Rick Frechette, CP: 6 month update
Dear Friends, Six months have gone by since the earthquake, and easily our work is three times larger than it was before. We have so many new programs to meet the pressing needs. Today for the first time, we fired up our crematorium. Although I was joking that I would like to use it to make ... Read more
Passionist Volunteers International (Honduras)
The Passionist Volunteers International (PVI) is an organization that sends American volunteers to serve the rural and urban poor in Honduras and Jamaica West Indies. The volunteers are rooted in the charism and tradition of St. Paul of the Cross to be present to those who suffer in these two marginal areas of our western ... Read more
A Passionist Martyr of Justice, Fr. Carl Schmitz, CP
In February of 2005 Sr. Dorothy Stang, SND was martyred by two men in Brazil. She worked tirelessly protecting an indigenous community in the Amazon forest and protecting the rainforest from the ecological devastation of deforestation. The local indigenous community had been intimidated by wealth ranchers and logging companies that wanted to destroy this essential ... Read more
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Recent News & Blogs
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Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time: Reevaluating Our Relationships
Lectionary Reflections - September 1, 2010
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Twenty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time: True Humility
Lectionary Reflections - August 24, 2010
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Globalization’s impact on the Family:
Passion for Justice - August 18, 2010
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Twenty First Sunday of Ordinary Time: Celebrating the Foreigners and Outsiders
Lectionary Reflections - August 17, 2010
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Solidarity vs. Subsidiarity
Passion for Justice - August 17, 2010
