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Disagreeing without being disagreeable
… of RBG's brilliance or an iota of her influence and experience. But in an article rebutting mine, my longtime friend and former colleague Mary FioRito likened our friendship to the amiable …
Catholics join Virginia pilgrimage recalling legacy of racial injustice
… had a chance or never took the opportunity to listen to people with skin color different from mine. We were taught to fear Black people, not to listen to them." Ray Smith, 65, a Portsmouth …
Vatican instructions give parishioners more hope in face of closings
… to close a parish. Fleming points to the example of Butte, Montana, which was once a bustling mining town with many Irish immigrants. Now the mining industry has declined and the Catholic population is older and falling in number. The town …
How to help the pandemic-stricken Amazon? 'Amazonize yourself,' says new campaign
… as well as action, to the growing threats to life in the region, as they say illegal mining and land grabbing have only intensified with the coronavirus pandemic. A new campaign, … "We are facing a situation where deforestation and land grabbing, fires, legal and illegal mining are being intensified, becoming agents of proliferation of coronavirus in the Amazon … of public bodies by government action to deregulate and illegally expand the activities of mining companies, agribusiness, loggers and ranchers in the region," the archbishop of Brazil's …
'We will live and die with you,' cardinal tells virtual Amazon assembly
… destroying the Amazon and its peoples: ecocide, as fragile ecosystems are destroyed by legal mining projects and environmentally destructive illegal artisanal mining; the destruction of the rainforest to produce monocultures and genetically modified crops …
The GOP's stimulus bill is flaccid and immoral
… be, to the Bible-toting Republicans. "Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me," Jesus said to his disciples ( Matthew 25 ). The Republican Senate had no …
Catholic music publisher vows investigation into Haas as allegations mount
… The allegations against Haas, known for his popular contemporary hymns such as "You Are Mine," "We Are Called" and "We Have Been Told," were first reported on May 29 by Into Account , a …
Samantha Power's memoir sheds light on foreign policy in the Obama years
… embraced my recommendation that the United States join the international treaty banning land mines, while long-serving, uniformed officers staunchly opposed the idea. The discussions could …
EB Weekly: Revisiting integral ecology amid the heat wave and surging coronavirus
… more severe." Extreme heat is one of those things you need to experience to fully grasp. I got mine in Baghdad, where I spent a month reporting during the summer of 1991 in the aftermath of … communities being pressured to 'abandon their homeleands to make room for agricultural or mining projects which are undertaken without regard for the degration of nature and culture." By …
Parishioners 'show up' for racial justice work
… by the Inward Bound Center for Nonprofit Leadership called "Racism in America: What is Mine to Do ?" The parish also offered a mass for racial healing. This approach to anti-racism …
How the University of Dayton divested from fossil fuels — and what happened to its bottom line
… question, the investment committee decided to focus on companies directly involved in the mining, extracting and refining of coal, oil and natural gas. That led to two lists: the Carbon …
Ugandan climate activist: 'We are a climate generation and this is our fight'
… them to do that. In Kenya, for example, 350.org mobilized locals and stopped the Lamu coal mine, what would have been first coal power station in Kenya. In Uganda, as Fridays For Future … on holiday. You can add your voice and together we can achieve more - like stopping a new coal mine or pushing for a desired policy change. Our natural world is disappearing before our eyes. …
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in 'hell' of detention
… of Lampedusa. Jesus warned everyone, "whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me," and Christians today must look at their actions every day and see if they …
How to care for our common home
… logging to support their livelihoods. At the same time, environmental crime (such as illegal mining and wildlife poaching) may be on the rise. Please help dispel the myth that "nature is …
Amazon church creates new conference to implement synod proposals
… ministries and programs, aligning the church with indigenous communities and anti-mining campaigns, allowing married permanent deacons to be ordained as priests, and extending …
We need to talk about David Haas
… told NCR that her classmates hoped he would look at them when he sang his famous hymn "You Are Mine." All of our lives, Catholic have been fed the notion only men are worthy to be priests …
Three women who accuse David Haas of sexual misconduct speak with NCR
… Haas composed popular songs that can be found in GIA's Gather hymnals, including "You Are Mine," "We Are Called," "We Have Been Told" and "Blest Are They." All who spoke with NCR … the power of him looking at you while he sang the words to his popular song "You Are Mine." Now, whenever Megan is caught off guard and hears one of his songs at a church service, "I …
Catholic leaders mark Pride Month via video conference
… all lesbian lives, all bisexual lives, all trans lives, all queer lives won't matter because mine won't matter," said Massingale. Speakers acknowledged the various gifts and contributions of …
For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal
… of conflict covered by the study are the construction of pipelines on tribal lands , illegal mining in the Amazon rainforest , oil extraction in the Arctic , and the construction of fossil …
Threat multiplier: The impacts of climate change on refugees
… is that people are just beaten down by repeated crises. I remember talking to a colleague of mine in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai . He said, basically: "Imagine having fled your home after …