Social Justice

soul of america

Are We Losing the Soul of America?

One of the issues that has dominated the headlines in the United States is immigration. How do our Christian and Franciscan values serve as a guiding light in an issue that is complex and nuanced, yet at the same time crystal clear when it comes to human dignity and the importance of serving the margins? We are left to ask: Have we lost the soul of America?

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Is Social Justice Marxism?

Q: I am a big supporter of Glenn Beck and all the work he is doing to save the country. On one of his programs, he was discussing social justice, which is Marxism, and how the government is trying to absorb the ...
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Hands reaching out | Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Be in the Margins

This is my prayer for our nation, that each of us goes a little further to the margins, peripheries, and abandoned places in our communities to touch the poor there.
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Kids walking | Photo by juan pablo rodriguez on Unsplash

Little Ways of Love

May we model love in our own little ways! 
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hand holding a sign with the words "always trust your inner voice"

Be a Voice for the Voiceless

This week, who can you speak out for? How can you use your voice to defend the poor and needy? 
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Catholic Extension Society: Stacking Stones on the Margins

Catholic Extension Society seeks to erect more than 600 churches and schools in storm-torn Puerto Rico.
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An inmate puts away the items used on the altar following Mass at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility in Kansas. (OSV News photo/Karen Bonar, The Register)

Coalition aims to have prison ministry in all US dioceses, get more laity involved

Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions.
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