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Senate to Vote of Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation

2007-03-21T06:43:00.000-05:00

View information on where this Legislation currently stands in the Senate. Check out the Federal Legislative Action Alert for up-to-date information on what this Legislation means and how you can voice your concerns to your Representative.

Federal Legislation Action Alert LINK

A Catholic Social Action Leader’s Reflections on the War in Iraq

2007-01-11T10:38:00.000-05:00

As our President prepares to make the most important policy address of his presidency, our social action office has prepared some reflections on the war, the surge (or escalation) and the role of people of faith. Throughout the 37 year history of Catholic Social Action in our Diocese, we have consistently addressed matters of war, peace and human rights through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. These brief reflections are intended to cause a civil dialogue among our parishioners regarding one of the preeminent moral issues of our time. It is the role and responsibility of Catholics to become informed and active in the critical debates confronting our community, state and nation.

See more information here: Reflections on Iraq

Peace and Blessings,

Tom

Save Darfur in 2007

2006-12-22T09:09:00.000-05:00

According to a recent Associated Press (AP) article, food and humanitarian aid is not reaching thousands in the Darfur region of Sudan. In recent months, 74 World Food Program (WFP) vehicles have been attacked while more than 12 aid workers have been killed. The WFP is the sole source of food for some 1.8 million people in Darfur.

The AP also reported an increase in violence from the Janjaweed who stole 800 tons of food from a WFP warehouse in the town of Bir Maza. More than 200 United Nations and aid workers have been forced to leave refugee camps and remote outposts. More than 200,000 people have been killed and more than 2.5 million have become refugees in the past three years. Darfur is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. I urge you to go to the Save Darfur web site @ www.savedarfur.org and sign the petition asking President Bush and the UN Secretary-General to take immediate steps to stop the violence.