"Make of the World One Family!"
~ St. Guido M. Conforti
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SHARING CHRIST ACROSS FAITHS AND CULTURES |
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Fighting Indifference A Cross Borders
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“Love is the greatest power for the transformation of reality because it pulls down the walls of selfishness and fills the ditches that keep us apart.” — Pope Francis
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Episode 2: A courageous, fruitful and creative vision of the unity between consecrated life and apostolic life.
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We begin again, O Creator God,
To study your world, your peoples,
Your teachings, the signs of your love,
And the signs of these difficult times.
Your Word opens the way,
Calling us to cherish the dignity
And the safety of all members
Of our communities—a sign
Of our compassion and solidarity,
our contribution to the common good.
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Genetics has a lot to say about COVID-19. It is a virus, practically a strand of genetic material (RNA) in a capsule of protein and little more, all 600 times smaller than the diameter of a hair. Molecular biology experts say its origin is most likely natural. Genetic manipulation leaves traces in the genomic sequence, at the points where you do the “cut and paste” of the genetic information to be added, and these traces in the COV-2 would not be there... Click "translate" in you browser and learn more from Fr.Matteo Rebecchi SX. |
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Interreligious solidarity in service to a world struck by Covid-19
Christians must work with members of other religions in responding to "a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the scourge of religious intolerance, discrimination, racism, economic and ecological injustice and many other sins," said a new document from the Vatican and the World Council of Churches. Learn more. Read the excerpts from the document here.
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We are excited to introduce to the Shrine Family Fr. Leonel Kouam Ghomsi, a Xaverian priest who was ordained recently in his home country of Cameroon. Fr. Leonel will be coming to our Holliston MA, [USA] Community hopefully by January to begin studies in English and Journalism. He is to join Pietro who is already here as they both prepare for membership in a new international communications team for the Xaverian Missionaries. Congratulations Fr. Leonel! |
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The Virgin Mary: Bridging Muslims and Catholics |
Fr. Carl Chudy's article is published in the Journal of Social Encounters. Access it here.
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Black Lives Matter.
The murder of George Floyd and the outpouring of demands for justice inspired similar protests worldwide. Why is racism still present in our society? What are its roots? What can we do to stop this plague? Bro. Pietro Rossini, new in the United States, offers a unique perspective from a missionary point of view. .Listen more.
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"It is never acceptable for the police to shoot at eye level at unarmed people; and unfortunately this is not the first time this has happened. In a few months, the police killed several people in Freetown prisons, others in Lunsar, Tombo and now Makeni, [Sierra Leone]. And before that, in Tonko Limba and in Freetown, during the by-elections..." Read more of the reflection of Bishop Natale Paganelli SX, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone. |
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OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN CATHOLIC DISAFFILIATION:
RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS & CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTERS, CLERGY, CAMPUS MINISTERS
Together with Catholic families, pastoral leaders and teachers also accompany our young people who experience important doubts about their place in the church and many questions about its teaching and relevancy for their own lives. Would you share with us your own experience of Catholic disaffiliation with those you minister with? Your own insights, experiences and questions would be an important part of this study.
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Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove genocide denial posts
Holocaust survivors launched a campaign Wednesday, July 29, in which they plan to upload daily videos to Facebook urging CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove posts from the site that deny the Nazi genocide of Jews. Learn more.
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Vatican, Catholic organizations targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers – report
The hacking group known as RedDelta also targets the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Study Mission to China, and the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, Italy, among others. Discover more.
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What she wore
The exhibit, "Men Lebsa Neber," is not supposed to make you feel comfortable. It’s not supposed to give you the ease of arm’s length feeling; not supposed to let you untense. You are meant to be shook. You are meant to be unnervingly close to agony, to struggle, to resilience, to fierce and beautiful survivors who dare to voice deep wounds so your eyes can see a jolting and unwavering truth. Learn more. |
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Monitoring Germany’s Supply Chains is not good enough
The German government has been under pressure from civil society groups for years to make such monitoring compulsory. That may now be in the cards: Under the coalition agreement, a survey result under 50% should trigger the government to draft legislation making compliance compulsory. Learn more.
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Education For Justice annual Justice and Peace Calendar is filled with notable dates for August 2020 to July 2021. Access it here.
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