Posts Tagged ‘comprehensive immigration reform’
Vigil At Deportation Center
“Show me what democracy looks like, this is what democracy looks like”, this was chanted by workers, organizers, clergy and youth as they were being arrested for blocking a van that was transporting undocumented immigrants from Broadview’s Detention Center to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to be deported. The preparation for this civil disobedience action began the ... Read more
Passionist reflections on immigration advocacy
(Fr. Ronan Nebold, CP and Br. Ed Hall, CP share their experience on attending the recent Ecumenical Advocacy Days event in DC where they advocated for Comprehensive Immigration Reform from the values of Catholic social teaching and Passionist spirituality.) Fr. Ronan Newbold, CP: This year Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) were, again, an occasion for serious ... Read more
Support Humane Immigration Reform
Advocating for humanitarian policies towards immigrants is an issue that transcends religious moral ethics. Here the interfaith immigration organization works with the Ecumenical Advocacy Days to spell out the type of humane immigration policies we are advocating for in calling for a Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Below is the statement and the position used by those ... Read more
An Immigrant’s Cross
The issue of immigration is presently resurfacing as a legislative priority within Congress. Congress will again attempt to create a Comprehensive Immigration Reform policy. The reason that Congress and the American public wants to address this issue is because immigration into this country is a reality that poses an economic and social problem. Immigration into this country has continued ... Read more
A Catholic Message for Congress: Defend Human Life and Dignity
(The Catholic Social Ministry Gathering sent out this letter to Congress by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops and the Catholic organizations and congregations that advocated on February 9, 2010.) Catholic leaders from across the country come to Capitol Hill to offer hope at a time of fear and uncertainty, to safeguard human life ... Read more
Recent News & Blogs
-
International Day of Non-Violence
Lectionary Reflections,Passion for Justice - September 28, 2011
-
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: “The Wisdom to know the Difference”
Lectionary Reflections - July 21, 2011
-
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Good and Evil Wolf
Lectionary Reflections - July 14, 2011
-
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Comprehending the Incomprehensible
Lectionary Reflections - July 7, 2011
-
July 4th Reflection on Religious Liberty
Passion for Justice - July 1, 2011
