Paul Bubash, Adam Goodrick, Molly Perroni, Kalyn Flierl, JuYeon Kakazu, Emsy Cullinan, and Eboni Poole. This is our team. Team Winnebago, Nebraska. We worked, prayed, reflected, and laughed together all week long, and recognized that the good of the people in Winnebago would prevail soon enough. I think we all went in together thinking this [...]
All week we had heard stories; stories of what to wear and what to bring, stories of what to expect- what the experience would be like, but no matter how many stories we heard and no matter how much water we had consumed the night before, as we approached the small dome shaped tent on [...]
Amnesty International The U.S. State Department is coming under fire for considering a $53 million arms sale. Why? Because since February of this year, the military, security and police forces of the prospective buyer — Bahrain — have used such weapons and military equipment to inflict deaths and injuries on protestors demanding greater political freedom. [...]
Peace Amnesty International Our Senators are on the verge of passing legislation — the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, S. 1253) — with provisions that would essentially keep Guantanamo open indefinitely, despite President Obama’s executive order to close it. If that weren’t bad enough, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) may introduce a provision that would [...]
Peace Amnesty International The state of Georgia shocked the world when it ended Troy Davis’ life on September 21, 2011. In the face of significant doubts, Georgia proceeded with the execution of someone who may well have been innocent. In the midst of this horrible tragedy, we have seen an unprecedented surge of energy to [...]
Famine grips East Africa, floods ravage South Asia What’s the issue? Your Catholic faith teaches you to protect people who are hungry, thirsty, seeking refuge and care. Life-saving poverty-focused international assistance that fights hunger, disease and makes communities facing natural disasters more resilient, such as those in East Africa and South Asia, makes up less [...]
Amnesty International The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 despite serious doubts about his guilt. However, they cannot stop our struggle for all the Troy Davis’ of the world. By signing the Not in my Name Pledge, we ask that you commit to working for death penalty abolition in your [...]
Peace: Amnesty International The state of Georgia has set Troy Davis’ execution date for September 21st. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his final appeal earlier this year. But the story remains the same – Troy Davis could very well be innocent. However, in the state of Georgia, the Board of Pardons & Paroles [...]
Resources for life and against the death penalty from Creighton’s Collaborative Ministry Office Standing for the Unborn: Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion USCCB: Respect Life Program Jesuit Shares Story of How His Mother Chose Life, Discusses Importance of Pro-Life Work Society of Jesus - Pro-Life Social Outreach Nebraska Catholic [...]
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