Sister Therese Dougherty’s Earth Day Prayer Service
Monday, April 22, 2024, is the 54th anniversary of Earth Day. The focus of this year’s Earth Day is Planet vs. Plastics. Please join us in this prayer service Sister Therese created to pray for healing and care of the earth, click here.
Addressing Climate Change: Laudato Si’ webinars
View excellent webinars at the following sites: Laudato Si’ Action Platform, the Catholic Climate Covenant, and the Laudato Si’ Movement.
Justice for Immigrants: “The Workforce That the Country Needs”
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore killed 6 workers – all immigrants. Read an excellent article from The Baltimore Sun that talks about their plight.
Dismantling Racism: Examination of Conscience, Continued
Continuing the “Racial Examination of Conscience” (written by Mark Schmidt, director of the Respect Life/Social Justice Office of the Archdiocese of Dubuque), we invite you to examine these questions alone and with others.
- Have I ever seen someone on the street and made a judgement based on how they dress, how their hair is styled, how they walk, how they speak?
- Have I ever participated in or laughed at jokes or comments that belittle or denigrate people who don’t look like me or practice a different faith than me?
- Do I blame the victims who suffer poverty and/or oppression for their plight?
- Do I try to come up with excuses for things I do or say that are perceived as racist or harmful by others?
- Do I dismiss the concerns or observations of others as simply being “overly sensitive” or being “PC” [politically correct or ”woke”]?
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U.S. Voter Voice – Child Tax Credit
Use your voice to request that the U.S. Senate take action on expanding the Child Tax Credit, poised to lift 400,000 above the poverty line. Click here to take action today.
