Posts Tagged ‘Passionist’
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
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
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
In Passion for Justice | Tagged Dorothy Stang, ecology, Fr. Carl Schmitz, Martyr, Passionist, rainforest
Cristo Rey Catholic High School
In the field of traditional Catholic social ministries the service of providing quality Catholic education has been a dominant ministry that is perhaps second only to parish ministry. In the United States many can look upon the effect of Catholic education to the economically challenged migrant community of the late 19th and early 20th century ... Read more
Pursuing Peace Together: Working for Reconciliation in the Holy Land
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) is an ecumenical Christian organization that organizes the Christian community in the United States and advocates for issues of peace and justice in the Middle East. CMEP organizes a conference and advocacy event in June so that we, the members, can network together and address legislative policy regarding these ... Read more
Passionist in Bethany and the Wall.
(The following article is written by Fr. Kevin Dance who lived in with the Passionist in the Bethany Community in between Israel and Palestine.) For 101 years Passionists have lived in Jerusalem, ‘City of Peace.’ Perched on the back of the Mount of Olives, where those great friends of Jesus–Mary, Martha and Lazarus — offered ... Read more
In Passion for Justice | Tagged Bethany, Fr. Kevin Dance, Israel, Palestine, Passionist, Peace, the Wall
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
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Remember Tomorrow
Lectionary Readings: Acts 14: 21-27. Paul and Barnabas complete the first missionary journey and report to the community at Antioch which had commissioned them. They relate all that God had helped them accomplish and repeat the need to undergo many trials perseveringly. Revelations 21: 1-5. John sees a vision of the new heavens and the ... Read more
In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, eschatology, Fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, love, Passionist, Paul, remember, remembrance
“For I was in prison and you visited me.”
In Matthew 25, Jesus’ famous image of the Last Judgment, a number of social ministries are offered as expected responsibilities of the follower of Christ. In this passage Jesus tells us that these responsibilities are benchmarks for entering the Kingdom of Heaven. In today’s day and age many Christians tend to view passages such as ... Read more
In Passion for Justice | Tagged Matthew 25, Passionist, Prison ministry
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
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
