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8 Catholic indie artists you may have never heard of
… " Sacred Heart " is another track that earnestly pleads to God: "take this weary soul of mine" and "in your love may my love grow." A number of the other tracks on the song are deeply …
How to be an Ignatian anti-racist this Lent
… how the heart of God suffers with those who experience racial oppression, their eyes, like mine, can be opened anew. This would enable anti -antiracist Catholics to open their hearts to …
Dr. Paul Farmer, aka 'kenosis man,' emptied himself in love and service to others
… they were used. For example, "pus boy" was a young patient with a severe infection, and "land mine boy" was a young man injured by stepping on a landmine in post-genocide Rwanda — but these …
Indigenous farmers mourn Catholic activist who championed their rights and rituals
… rights after Oaxaca's Central Valley had been largely taken over by industrial farming and mining companies. Advocating for the native Oaxacans and for the environment in this mountainous … and resolution in the face of outsiders. She stood up to national and multinational mining companies up and down the Central Valley region of Oaxaca. With Oaxaca struggling with …
Sisters of Mercy celebrate release of clean-water activists in Honduras
… The Sisters of Mercy celebrated the release of six anti-mining protesters in Honduras, who spent nearly two-and-a-half years in pre-trial detention — in … years for the murders and persecution of environmental defenders, who often oppose dams or mines being built near their communities without their consultation. "(The Guapinol 8) symbolize … of Radio Progreso in Honduras. The Guapinol 8 had opposed the construction of an iron oxide mine in a national park, which polluted the river and water source of their community. The mine …
Candice Marie Benbow talks Black womanhood and her relationship with God
… because the church is unrepentant, the church refuses to be redeemed. A good friend of mine just posted today that his denomination has punted, again, his candidacy for ordination … women are free and where women live into their autonomy. I am somebody who honors my body as mine. … Creation was both an act of love and an act of trust. God created me because God loved me …
'Purity of heart' beatitude is at the core of what we need in this country
… contrary, the Beatitudes have a very clear place in life. Anybody ' s life anywhere. Yours, mine, the Iraqi refugee next door. The Jewish and Black and Asian home or convenience store or … does, I will never know why you did it. You see, the seventh beatitude is all about motives. Mine. Jesus is very clear about that when he confronts the scribes and Pharisees, saying, " You …
Desmond Tutu showed me what a soul-centered Christian life could look like
… a year before. When he died on Dec. 26 last year, I remembered again how his soul touched mine and altered the course of my life. An Anglican priest who had been fighting to end …
Ecospirituality is more than ecology and theology. It calls us to reconnect.
… a similar understanding among people in her native Brazil who struggle with the impacts of mining on their communities. Brazil has seen several mining-related disasters in recent years, including the collapse of a tailings dam at the Brumadinho mine, which sent a deadly cascade of toxic sludge through communities downstream, and the …
Links: A free Ukraine; appalling Blackhawks comments; legislating curriculum
… Times op-ed . Silk points to Psalm 23: "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies." And he makes the larger point that especially in the case of exposing hypocrites, …
As a girl, I couldn't be an altar server. Becoming one at 63 has been a gift.
… and prayers for a female diaconate and women's ordination will be answered in God's time, not mine. I'm the mother of three sons who all did short stints as altar servers, but only …
Brazilians installed as catechists by Pope Francis say recognition strengthens their work
… by the pope, I gained greater strength, a greater motivation. This achievement wasn't just mine; it was everyone's," said Silva. "This designation shows the importance of laypeople in the …
Philippine bishops urge church finances to disconnect from fossil fuels
… bishops directed Catholic institutions to cease investments in coal-fired power plants, mining companies and other extractive projects, becoming one of at least a half dozen national … in the rise of fossil fuels, as well as other destructive and exploitative industries like mining and logging. It is unacceptable that finances so graciously provided to us are used for … and representatives of extractive industries, listing specifically coal, natural gas, mining, quarrying and logging. In a statement, Fr. Antonio Labiao, executive secretary of Caritas …
In Colombia's Chocó region, 'river guardians' protect the rights of the Rio Atrato
… said. Different times of the year are designated for different activities like farming, gold mining and logging. But the mix of valuable resources and trade routes attracted others to the region. During the 1990s, exploitation of the region exploded as large-scale mining and logging operations accelerated, as did the palm oil industry. The activities and use … brought with it a rise in armed groups operating in Chocó, whether providing protection for mining and logging companies, as part of the drug trade or paramilitary and guerilla groups …
'Don't Look Up' highlights the deep sacramentality of human connection
… a scientifically sound mission has been scrapped in favor of a doomed and greed-fueled comet-mining scheme, there is nothing left to do but wait for the destruction of Earth, the extinction … patriotism. Although Sir Peter Isherwell (Mark Rylance) — the tech guru behind the comet-mining mission— is not clearly identified as a Christian, he makes bold promises of a golden age … this message finally sinks in, Randall prefaces his long-overdue denunciation of the comet-mining mission with a simple statement: "I just wanna go home." We will never cease to be …
Accompanying mothers through childbirth offers chance to live out pro-life values
… "¡Veo su pelo!" I cried out to the screaming young woman whose hand was clasped in mine. I see his hair. "¡Veo su oreja!" I exclaimed a few seconds later. I see his ear. And then, …
Young Black Catholics confront nature, racism and the church's way forward
… members agreed that the export of trash from countries like the U.S. to Asia, or the extensive mining of minerals and resources in Africa represents a lack of solidarity with poor and …
Religious network condemns slaying of Honduran rights activist
… leader in Honduras and called for a thorough investigation of the death. The Churches and Mining Network said in a statement that Pablo Isabel Hernández, a leader of the indigenous Lenca … the Associated Press. The Jan. 10 statement from the network, which focuses on the effect of mining on local communities and the environment, comes at a time when attacks on environmental …
Denying dignity of work is an 'injustice,' pope says
… reminded him "of all the workers in the world, especially those who do grueling work in mines and factories" as well as "those who are exploited through undocumented work" and the …
Vatican cardinal: Exhibit shows if world acts, environmental destruction is reversible
… square miles) of its forest have already been lost as the result of logging, farming, mining, dams and other forms of human development. Salgado's show has been hailed as "stunning" … to the region. The photos, Czerny observed, do not "show the scars," such as the brutality of mining and debris and destruction. Instead, he said that by viewing the "lush and abundant" …