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80 years ago today, a priest who incarnated the ‘social gospel’ was martyred by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Jesuit Volunteer Conducts Jail Visit in NOLA During COVID-19 by Tomy Vettukallel JVC
Solar radios help children in remote villages to learn during COVID-19 by UNICEF
I forgave my abuser. But I will never forget his abuse. by Mark Joseph Williams America
My Vocation Story is a Tale of a 20 Year Approach/Avoidance Conflict by Christopher Alt, SJ The Jesuit Post
Over 400,000 flee Islamic insurgents in Mozambique by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
U.S. congressman to Australians: Catholic social teaching needed in public discourse by Catholic News Service/Crux
Ethiopia: UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis by Vatican Staff Bews writer Vatican News
Bishops consider COVID-19, racism additions to four-year strategic plan by Mark Patterson The Pilot
Racial discrimination ages Black Americans faster, according to a 25-year-long study of families by Beth Daley the Conversation
Nearly two-thirds of older Black Americans can’t afford to live alone without help – and it’s even tougher for Latinos by Jan Mutchler The Conversation
Networking and lobbying help stranded migrants by Sujata Jena Clobal Sisters Report
UK Bishops call for protection of prisoners and staff during second Covid-19 wave by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
Missionary initiative connects Swiss and Guinean children by Devin Watkins Vatican News
On the ascent and fall from power by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Are we on the right side of history on racial justice? by Leslye Colvin National Catholic Reporter
Polish police carry away abortion rights protesters by The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter
Ending the Yemen war is both a strategic and humanitarian imperative by John R. Allen and Bruce Riedel Brookings
Q & A with Sr. Astridah Banda, 'unsung hero' for educating on COVID-19 by Doreen Ajiambo Global Sisters Report
I forgave my abuser. But I will never forget his abuse. by Mark Joseph Williams America
An open letter to the bishops, from a young Catholic who’s only known a church in scandal by Molly Cahill America
When a Sheppard Abandons His Flock: A Reflection on the McCarrick Report by Emily Claire Scmitt Patheos
Keeping Kids Safe: Child Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community by JCFS Chicago
Ultra-orthodox Jewish communities and child sexual abuse: A case study of the Australian Royal Commission and its implications for faith-based communities by Philip Mendes , Marcia Pinskier , Samone McCurdy and Rachel Averbukh Cambridge University Press
Martha Hennessy
Prayer for Martha Hennessy
Oh Lord, as Catholics we offer our gratitude
to Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, for continuing the work of the Plowshares 7 and the Catholic Worker, opposing nuclear arms and warfare,
which have been condemned by our Church,
and helping feed the hungry and serve those in need.
She will now be serving ten months in prison
for entering a nuclear arsenal
and painting peace signs and messages on its walls.
She caused very little actual damage.
Oh Lord, we pray for you to be with her
with your love and support,
helping her to endure and survive her imprisonment.
She is being punished for serving humanity
and working to save the lives of all of us,
by witnessing to the evil of nuclear arms and nuclear war.
May she emerge healthy and well
and return to those she loves
and who love her,
as do we all.
We pray for peace, shalom for all humanity.
Amen
by Dr. Eugene Fisher Profiles in Catholicism