Dear Brothers,
Advocacy opportunity: urge Congress to protect trafficking victims
We are called to protect the dignity of all human beings, especially the most vulnerable. The USCCB's Committee on Migration has issued a letter of support for H.R. 2200, which seeks to protect victims of human trafficking. Please urge your U.S. Representative to pass this bill.
Learn more.
The vote to ban nuclear weapons
The United States has been glaringly absent from discussions at the United Nations regarding banning nuclear weapons. A recent article in the National Catholic Reporter on the topic emphasizes the need for our efforts to increase active nonviolence. Here's an excerpt from the article:
"Our 21st century needs cooperation and partnership on a global scale in order to tackle climate change, sustainable development, poverty and mass migration. Yet trillions of dollars are being wasted on nuclear arsenals that breed fear, bad blood and deadlock instead. The world community is taking an essential step towards a future free of nuclear weapons. Those governments that chose to be absent are casting votes for the dangerous and irresponsible past." Read the
full article.
Advocacy affirmation from the Archbishop of San Antonio
Earlier this summer, the Province sent letters to bishops in dioceses where Marianists serve, encouraging the bishops to increase efforts toward peace and active nonviolence.
San Antonio
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, M.Sp.S., responded personally: "Just today I attended a rally to pray with and speak to the people who are protesting the passage of Senate Bill 4. We stand in solidarity with these refugees, immigrants and their families. I applaud the Marianists for their initiatives on amplifying active nonviolence in the U.S. Catholic Church." Read the
archbishop's letter.
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