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Morning Briefing, International
… to free Mary and let God have her own maternal face And from … Global Sisters Report … : Gold mine's closing leaves uncertain legacy in Guatemala Mayan community Even in Lebanon, so long at …
May 26, 2016
Stories of the lives and deaths of writers
… Smith reminisces about her childhood spent in a country town known for its mountains and coal-mining. She includes essays about her dad's dime store that later became a Wal-Mart; her mom as a …
May 25, 2016
Doing mercy within brutal systems
… McGivern … Mercy: a willingness to enter into the chaos of other people's lives. A friend of mine, Kathy McGinnis here in St. Louis, gave me that definition. She got it from one of the …
May 24, 2016
Morning Briefing
… Report: … Leader of global sisters' group envisions Catholic nuns serving as deacons … Gold mine's closing leaves uncertain legacy in Guatemala Mayan community … 'Digging at our conscience' -- … The courage to seek justice in mining projects … The entire series on mining can be read here … Sisters lead the way in mission investing … that influences corporate …
May 24, 2016
Mine's closing leaves uncertain legacy in Guatemala Mayan community
… J. Malcolm Garcia … Global Sisters Report presents a special series on mining and extractive industries and the women religious who work to limit the damage and impact … environment, through advocacy, action and policy. Pope Francis last year called for the entire mining sector to undergo "a radical paradigm change." Sisters are on the front lines to help … the meeting, men in suits revealed their plans. Not for a cement factory but a gold and silver mine. Everything was set. Jobs would be offered. The local economy would prosper, stimulating …
May 24, 2016
Morning Briefing
… for archbishop to step down … Third installment of Global Sisters Report looks at global mining: … Gold mine's closing leaves uncertain legacy in Guatemala Mayan community … Michael Sean Winters asks: …
May 23, 2016
Trinity Sunday
… he shares with the Father and the Spirit is to say that the Spirit “will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that [the Spirit] will take from what is mine and declare it to … more fully into divine life. Don’t let the logical conundrum of three-in-one keep you from mining the richness of this mystery. What is needed is less of an intellectual response and more …
May 22, 2016
'Daze of Justice' explores Cambodia's trauma of silence
… son of a killer," Siv noted. "It's not just [my mother's] generation that needed to talk, but mine too." He points to a picture of his newborn son. "And now it's my turn to help the next …
May 21, 2016
The new Muslim mayor of London
… "It's about my friends, my family, and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world." Then, he continued, "Donald Trump's ignorant view of Islam could …
May 19, 2016
Morning Briefing, International
… a call to find new ways to walk with people And from … Global Sisters Report … : Illegal mining in Ghana undercuts church's plans for land, threatens lives … EU news round-up: … EgyptAir …
May 19, 2016
Francis: 'To ignore the poor is to scorn God!'
… in Matthew's Gospel: "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." [Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is …
May 18, 2016